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What happens to ice as it melts energy

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Answer:

Energy is added (postive enthalpy)

Step-by-step explanation:

Ice melting means solid turns into liquid. Solid is more stable than liquid thus you must put in energy to weaken the forces of solid and turn it into liquid. Thus, you must put in energy to melt ice. This makes the enthalpy of the system to be positive.

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