Question

Why does the ice inside the contanier melt after sometime?

Answer 1

The ice inside the container melts because after some time the heat is produced and due to this ice melts

Answer 2

The ice inside the container melts after sometime because heat is produced and this creates a temperature difference between the ice and the atmosphere.

And as we know that heat get transfers from higher temperature to lower temperature, the heat get absorbed by the ice, due to this it melts .