Iceberg floats in water with part of it submerged. What is the fraction of the volume of iceberg submerged if the density of ice is ρ i = 0.917 g cm-3 ?

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Given density of ice ρ i = 0.917 g cm-3

Density of water ρ w = 1 g / c m 3

Let V be the total volume of iceberg and V' of its volume be submerged in water.

In floating condition

Weight of the iceberg= weight of the water displaced by the submerged pa

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