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"Ice water" could either refer to water that has been chilled to the freezing temperature or just a container of water with ice floating in that is close to (but still above) that freezing temperature. Ice can be no warmer than the freezing point but can certainly be colder. If the solid (ice) is in equilibrium with the liquid ("ice water"), the ice will NOT be cooler, but as noted, if they are not really in equilibrium, you would expect the solid (ice) to be colder than the liquid water rather than the other way around.

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Ice is not cooler than water which is at the same temperature. Ice looks cold because it is in our experience but we can't tell by looking what the water temperature is.

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Ice is frozen, which means its particles are way colder. AND if cool water was colder it would be ICE!

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Would a glass of ice water nearly full of ice be cooler then a glass of ice water half full of ice?

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