Physics

Question

20

If you put a thermometer into a pot of melting

ice, when will the temperature rise past zero?

A As soon as the ice begins to melt.

B After most of the ice has melted.

C When the ice begins turning into steam.

Answer

A. As soon as the ice begins to melt.

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When ice is melting, it absorbs heat from the surroundings to break the intermolecular bonds between the water molecules. This process is called the end...