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What happens if we add a lump of ice to a tumbler containing water? how does heat flow?​

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Answer:

The ice will melt

Heat flows from the water to the ice

Step-by-step explanation:

If we add a lump of ice to a tumbler containing water, the ice lump will melt in the water.

This is a simple physical change of state from solid to liquid.

At the end both the solid ice and the original liquid maintains the liquid state.

  • The heat will flow from the ice to the water in the tumbler.
  • Heat generally flows from a body at higher temperature to one with a lower temperature.
  • The water has a higher temperature when compared to the ice.
  • So, heat flows from the liquid water to the ice until thermal equilibrium is reached.
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