Asked by Blaine

Suppose you place an ice cube into a cup of hot tea? What will happen to the temperature of the ice cube and the tea?
Responses
A The temperature of the ice will increase quickly, while the temperature of the tea will drop slowly. The liquids may or may not reach equilibrium.The temperature of the ice will increase quickly, while the temperature of the tea will drop slowly. The liquids may or may not reach equilibrium.
B The temperature of the tea will drop quickly, while the temperature of the ice will increase slowly. The liquids may or may not reach equilibrium.The temperature of the tea will drop quickly, while the temperature of the ice will increase slowly. The liquids may or may not reach equilibrium.
C The ice will melt and the temperature of the tea will drop quickly; then the change will slow until equilibrium is reached.The ice will melt and the temperature of the tea will drop quickly; then the change will slow until equilibrium is reached.
D The temperature of the ice will rise slowly at first and the temperature of the tea will drop slowly; then the temperature change quicken until equilibrium is reached.The temperature of the ice will rise slowly at first and the temperature of the tea will drop slowly; then the temperature change quicken until equilibrium is reached.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C

Heat flows from the hot tea into the ice. The ice melts (absorbing a lot of latent heat), and the tea loses heat rapidly at first because the temperature difference is large. As the temperatures approach each other the rate of change slows and the system approaches thermal equilibrium.