Farida carried out an experiment using six ice cubes from the same ice cubes from the same ice tray as shown below. Both containers were left undisturbed after adding the ice cubes. She then recorded how long it took the ice cubes in each container to melt completely. What can she find out from her experiment?
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The larger the surface area of the ice cube the more heat it absorbs, so the spherical ice cube will melt the slowest if it has the least surface area.
Why?
The shape of the rectangular ice cube is the flattest and has the most surface area. This means that heat will be absorbed over a larger area and thus the ice cube will melt faster. A crescent-shaped cube will melt the slowest.
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