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A plastic ocean kayak has a sealed interior filled with air (like a big hard-plastic balloon), so that the rider basically sits on top of the floating sealed object. The kayak encloses a total volume of 0.650 m^3 and has a mass of 50.0 kg when empty. Assume that the density of seawater is 1030 kg/m^3. While the empty kayak floats in equilibrium on the surface of the ocean, what fraction of its volume is below the surface? Show your work andlor explain your reasoning. What is the maximum mass of passengers this particular kayak can support while still being able to float at the surface? Show your work and/or explain your reasoning.

Explanation / Answer

B)

water level remains same

Reason :

the density of ice is smaller that water. hence it is floating in water. the ice cube displaces water equal to its weight. as the ice melts , ice converts to water. the amount of water converted is same as the amount of water displaced by ice cube. hence the water level basically remains same since no extra water has been added.

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