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Originally posted by Peetster
You are correct if you assume that some or most of the ice is forced under water by the weight of the ice above it. It will then displace more water than it weighs. a is correct.
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How much of the ice at the surface of the water would be pushed out of the water by the boyency of the ice under the water?
If the ice was fused into one solid chunk, would this change? If you broke it into two pieces, with a gap between them, would this change? 500 pieces?