The density of ice is 0.92 g/cm³;and the density of seawater is 1.03 g/cm³.A large iceberg floats in Arctic waters.What fraction of the volume of the iceberg is exposed?
A)0.080 %
B)11 %
C)89 %
D)92 %
E)99 %

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The fraction of the iceberg's volume that is exposed is determined by the ratio of the density of ice to the density of seawater. The submerged volume fraction is 0.92/1.03, which is approximately 0.89. Therefore, the exposed volume fraction is 1 - 0.89 = 0.11, or 11%.

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