Question

A student placed an ice cube on a table and observed it for five minutes. He noticed that the ice cube seemed to get smaller and was now surrounded by a small puddle of water. Explain what happened to the ice cube. Be sure to tell what caused the ice cube to change and how the puddle of water formed. When will the temperature of the ice cube stabilize?

Answer 1

the ice cube melted due to the absorption of heat from the surrounding of the ice, the has a heat capacity of zero so it turns it from its solid state to its liquid state which leads to the formation of the puddle