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When you activate the cold pack, you start an endothermic (heat-absorbing) process* inside it. This drops the temperature to just above freezing. The immediately surrounding air will cool down by conduction and convection.

*The process is typically the dissolution of ammonium nitrate (fertilizer) in water

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