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  1. Ice cubes are added to a glass of pure water and a glass of pure alcohol. The ice would be

    1. at a higher level in water
    2. at a higher level in alcohol
    3. at the same level in both
    4. floating in alcohol and sinking in water
Correct Option: A

Density of water is approx 1g/ml; Density of Ice is approx 0.93g/ml; and Density of 100% pure ethanol is 0.79g/ml. So the density of ice cubes is lesser than water, but higher than alcohol. So it will float in water, but sink in alcohol. This can also be put as: The ice cube will float higher in water as compared to alcohol.



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