Calculating the Percentage of a Floating Iceberg's Volume Above Water
Introduction
Formula and Calculation
To calculate the percentage of a floating iceberg's volume that is above water, you can use the following formula:
Percentage above water = (Vabove water / Viceberg) * 100
Explanation
First, calculate the volume of the iceberg below water using the formula:
Vbelow water = (ρice / ρwater) * Viceberg
Then, calculate the volume of the iceberg above water by subtracting Vbelow water from the total volume of the iceberg:
Vabove water = Viceberg - Vbelow water
Finally, calculate the percentage of the iceberg's volume above water by dividing the volume above water by the total volume of the iceberg and multiplying by 100.
3. Calculate the percentage of a floating iceberg's volume that is above water given that the specific gravity of ice is 0.917 and the specific gravity of the surrounding seawater is 1.025. (3 marks) The percentage of a floating iceberg's volume that is above water can be calculated using Archimedes' principle and the concept of buoyancy. The detailed explanation and step-by-step calculation process are provided in the section above.