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Why does ice melt faster on ice?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 5/24/2022

I believe the reason that ice melts faster on granite is because granite is a very dense "hard & non porous" surface. Therefore, water molecules are not able to penetrate the surface as far and when ice forms on the top of the surface it looses its bond faster. On a surface like concrete where the water molecules can penetrate, the ice forms on the surface and below the surface as well thus taking longer to melt. This is just an educate guess?

I'd like to add that granite holds heat longer than many materials also.

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Chauncey Kihn

Lvl 13
3y ago

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