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What happens to melting ice cubes?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

they evapourate the water

Melting icecubes crack. This is caused by the internal pressure in the icecube being greater than the external pressure.

When an icecube freezes it does so from the outside to the inside. Ice expands when it freezes so the interior tries to expand but cant because of the already frozen skin of the cube. When the relatively warm water weakens the icecubes shell the internal pressure breaks the skin causing a popping sound and cracking the icecube.

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