Question

Sample Problem 6)

Please show all work necessary and pay close attention to the units.

Information needed for problem:

Ice cube’s density = 920 kg/m3

The Ice cube is 30 mm wide x 40 mm long x 17 mm high

The ice cube is floating atop of a liquid with part of the ice cube that is above the liquid.

The liquid has a density = 1.02 g/cm3

a. Calculate the ice cubes weight.

b. Calculate the volume of the liquid displaced by the ice cube that is needed for a buoyant force to be equal to the answer in part a.

c. Calculate the fraction of the ice cube that is below the surface.

Answer 1