Why does ice melt faster in tea than in soda?

Answer 1

The ice melts as fast-moving particles in the liquid (soda/coffee) slam into the slow-moving ice particles. As in any collision, some of the energy is transferred to the ice particle, and with its new energy it can break out of the crystal and flow as a liquid water molecule. Carbonated soda is full of CO2, which bangs actively against the ice to free up the particles.

Answer 2

Because heat energy passes from something hot to something cold, and the larger the difference in temperature, the faster the move. Therefore, as tea is hotter than soda, the ice will melt faster.

Answer 3

Sugar does not melt it blends cause it is a solvent and the water in the tea is a solution. it really does not matter hot or cold. Sugar does not melt in either (unless the tea is superheated or not at room pressure)

Answer 4

A coffee cube should melt faster than an ice cube. Coffee is a solution (mixture) and any solution has a lower melting point than the pure solvent (in this case water).

Mixtures have higher entropy than pure substances. Because the transition from solid to liquid is mostly driven by the increase in entropy (ΔS = Sliquid - Ssolid), increasing Ssolid lowers the overall ΔS, lowering the driving force for melting. Since melting is less favorable, you need higher temperatures to accomplish it.

You may also think in terms of intermolecular forces. In crystal molecules are packed in such a way that their interactions are strongest. When you add some other compound it stretches the crystal lattice, molecules are not in optimal positions and their interactions are weaker, thus less energy is required to break them apart.

Answer 5

coke has salt in it therfore it slows down the melting prosses.

Answer 6

it will melt faster in coke because that is why it taste flat at some points when you leave it out

Answer 7

The tea may be hot causing the ice cubes to melt when you but ice into cold water it doesn't melt as fast at in other drinks

Answer 8

Bubbles from coke should melt ice faster if the water and tea are the same starting temperature. The tea would melt the ice quicker if it were a fresh cup of tea served hot.