Question

A little boy places an ice cube in his hot bowl of stew and then walks out of the room. When he returns, the ice cube is gone.

Based on the law of conservation of mass, what happened to the ice cube in the scenario?

a. The extreme temperature difference between the stew and the ice cube caused the ice cube's mass to be converted into energy.

b. The extreme temperature difference between the stew and the ice cube caused the stew's mass to destroy the ice cube's mass.

c. The extreme temperature difference between the stew and the ice cube caused the ice cube to change state while its mass remains the same or constant.

d. The extreme temperature difference between the stew and the ice cube caused the ice cube's mass to shrink to a barely noticeable amount.

Answer 1

It's actually C

Step-by-step explanation:

The Ice's mass was never destroyed, just converted therefore it would be C, which states the mass never disappeared, just changed to water.