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frozen liquids must be warmed (absorb heat) to melt. any liquids go straight to gas, If melting releases gas or gases while melting some heat is used in the evaporation process, cooling the liquid you have heated. A reaction of cooling during melting by heating slows the process.

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They need warm air to melt, but surrounding the is not enough to make the ice melt fast.

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They have impurities in them.

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