A beaker with water and the surrounding air are all at 24°C. After ice cubes are placed in the water, heat is transferred from:

(1) the ice cubes to the air

(2) the beaker to the air

(3) the water to the ice cubes

(4) the water to the beaker

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Lutz

Chemistry

24 January, 21:43

A beaker with water and the surrounding air are all at 24°C. After ice cubes are placed in the water, heat is transferred from:

(1) the ice cubes to the air

(2) the beaker to the air

(3) the water to the ice cubes

(4) the water to the beaker

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Pierce Gentry · Answer 1

(3) the water to the ice cubes

This is so because the ice cubes are colder compared to their surrounding objects.

They absorb the heat from the water, cooling it, therefore vanishing (melting).

A beaker with water and the surrounding air are all at 24°C. After ice cubes are placed in the water, heat is transferred from:(1) the ice cubes to the air(2) the beaker to the air(3) the water to the ice cubes(4) the water to the beaker

A beaker with water and the surrounding air are all at 24°C. After ice cubes are placed in the water, heat is transferred from:

(1) the ice cubes to the air

(2) the beaker to the air

(3) the water to the ice cubes

(4) the water to the beaker