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In Physics / High School | 2014-10-17

A cube of ice, 12 cm on each side, is melted into a measuring cup. What is the volume of the liquid water?

(Note: To find the volume of the cube, use the formula \( \text{Volume} = \text{side}^3 \).)

Asked by dford113

Answer (3)

That block of ice, when melted, gives you 1,584 cubic cm of water. The reason is that at the same temperature ... zero Celsius ... the density of water is 0.9998 gram per cc, but the density of ice is only 0.9167 g/cc. Ice shrinks in volume when it melts. You can find the shrinkage ratio by playing with the densities.

Answered by AL2006 | 2024-06-10

That block of ice, when melted, gives you 1,584 cubic cm of water. The reason is that at the same temperature ... zero Celsius ... the density of water is 0.9998 gram per cc, but the density of ice is only 0.9167 g/cc. Ice shrinks in volume when it melts. You can find the shrinkage ratio by playing with the densities. ;

Answered by watabouiscracked | 2024-06-14

The volume of the ice cube, which is 12 cm on each side, is calculated to be 1728 cubic centimeters (cm³). When melted, the ice produces the same volume of liquid water, resulting in a total of 1728 cm³ of water. Therefore, the liquid water from the melted ice cube is 1728 cm³.
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Answered by AL2006 | 2024-12-30