Questions tagged [ice]
Use this for questions related to the solid phase of Water ($\mathrm{H_2O}$).
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Why won't there be any transfer of heat energy when ice at 0°C is in contact with water at 0°C in a closed container?
In my book, Concise Physics of Selina Publications for Class IX, it's written there that "If there is no transfer of heat between the two bodies placed in contact, they are said to be at the same ...
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Why does fat get stuck to ice after solidification?
Suppose we put ice cubes into soup, which consists of saturated fat in liquid form and water in liquid form. When we put ice cube inside of it, fat gets solidified and when we remove ice cube, fat is ...
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Water and ice, scales [closed]
There are scales with an identical bowl on each pan. We pour some amount of water into the first bowl. We pour less water and put an ice cube into the second bowl so the level of water in both bowls ...
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What would happen if you add ice to an isolated system of water that is already at 0°C?
So here’s my question:
Say there is some ice at -2°C. And water at 0°C. The ice is added to the water. Now this is a completely isolated system. There is no heat exchange whatsoever with the ...
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Why did my saline solution not expand significantly when frozen?
Three days ago, I put a fully saturated solution of salt in water in an open-top glass jar. I wrapped the jar in a plastic bag in case it exploded, but when I returned in the morning, it had formed ...
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What may have caused these bizarre frost patterns on my car windows?
I went to my car a couple days ago in the morning, and I was amazed at the patterns I found on all the side windows, shown in the attached picture. No amount of googling revealed anything similar, so ...
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Can hydrogen be stored in the crystalline structure of ice?
I recently read that when ice freezes to form hexagonal crystals, the space within the hexagon is in fact a vacuum. Could this space potentially be used to store burnable hydrogen gas? If so, would ...
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Running more stable in wintery conditions than walking
Maybe this is just a me-thing but I found when I run in snowy conditions I do not slip or fall unless I hit an unknown patch of ice. However, when I walk, I'm more likely to slip in general. Looking ...
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Can you crack a pipe by freezing the faucet or does it require a water volume between ice slug and closed pipe?
My understanding of a winter freeze breaking a pipe is that if you get an ice slug "somewhere" a few feet or more upstream of a closed faucet then any subsequent freezing will cause a ...
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Why can ice melt below 0°C ？
In our common understanding, ice needs to be above 0°C to melt.
I have now done an experiment: a piece of glass covered with ice on one side and a heating module on the other end. Placing it in a -20°...
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Why does more ice melt slower than less ice?
I know that ice cubes that are larger melt slower because of their surface area. However, when you put more ice cubes in a cup, all the cubes melt slower than a cup with less cubes. I hope this makes ...
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Mass of ice block needed to cool area
I intend to grow king oyster mushrooms inside a small greenhouse tent. The problem is the mushrooms prefer a temperature of approximately 60F. I'm trying to avoid needing to run an air conditioner to ...
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Why are my ice cubes sticking in their containers?
I make my ice in those little round to-go containers that usually hold sauces/dressings.
When using the clear containers, the ice sticks to it and requires heat or violence to get it out. When I use ...
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At what temperature does flowing water start to freeze?
We know that flowing water remains liquid even in the below-zero temperatures (a good example is rivers in arctic regions). Of course water doesn't remain liquid forever if temperature goes down ...
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volume fraction of Ice Ih
we know that the volume fraction of a lattice like HCP is 74%. how can I calculate the volume fraction of a lattice of Ice Ih?
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