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Q.

In an iceberg floating in the sea, out of 10 parts of its mass, how much will remain above the surface of the water?

Explanation:

ANS. (A) 
Because the density of pure ice is about 920 kg/ m³, and that of sea water about 1025 kg/m³, typically only one-ninth of the volume of an iceberg is above water.

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