Answer: 0.9.
- A 0.1
- B 0.5
- C 0.9
- D 1.0
Correct answer: C. 0.9
Explanation: Fraction submerged = ρ_ice/ρ_water = 900/1000 = 0.9.
Since the same volume of fluid must pass every cross-section per second (continuity), the fluid speeds up where the pipe narrows; Bernoulli's equation then says this faster-moving fluid has lower pressure - the principle behind a venturi meter and an aircraft wing's lift.
Concept context
Pressure, buoyancy, Bernoulli equation, viscosity, and surface tension.