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An iceberg floats in sea water with density 900 kg/m³ for ice and 1000 kg/m³ for water. The fraction of its volume below the surface is:

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.

Continuity Equation: Narrow Pipe → Faster FlowA₁, v₁ (wide, slow)A₂, v₂ (narrow, fast)A₁v₁ = A₂v₂ (continuity)Smaller area → higher speed → (by Bernoulli) LOWER pressure

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.

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