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If you fill a glass with ice cubes to the top, then fill the same glass with water until one more drop and it will over flow. When the ice melts will the glass over flow the sides of the glass?
80-89, M
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Highonheels · 51-55, M
Im pretty sure the answer to this is NO it will not over flow because ice takes up space in the glass which is called diplacement so as the ice melts (returns to its liquid form) it just takes the place of the ice (its solid form) since ice is just water in a solid form as it returns to a liquid form its just replacincing the space it took up as a solid rather it fills in the now empty space that it took up as a solid , or something like that. RIGHT
turbineman40 · 80-89, M
@Highonheels You are correct. The melting ice releases the trapped air reducing the total volume of the ice thus giving more room for the liquid water. The glass will not over flow.