Question

An iceberg of density 900 kgm^-3 is floating in water of density 1000 kgm^-3 . What is the percentage of volume of iceberg outside the water?

Answer 1

Fraction of volume inside water = Relative density of the body

Fraction of volume outside water = 1 – 0.9 = 0.1 Percentage of volume outside water = 0.1 × 100 = 10%