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Grade 11Mechanics

an ice cube of size 10cm is floating in a tank(base area 50cm *50cm) partially filled with water. the change in gravitational potential energy,when ice melts completely is:(density of ice is 900kg/m^3) a) -0.072J b) -0.024J c) -0.016J d) -0.045J

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15 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of SAGAR SINGH - IIT DELHI
15 Years ago

Dear student,

Its just substituting the values, we get the correct answer as -0.024J ie b

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