Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 18 - Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Questions - Page 540: 4c

Answer

The ice partly melts.

Work Step by Step

Graph (a) shows that the temperature of the ice increases to the freezing point, and then shortly thereafter the temperature of the liquid water decreases to the freezing point. The equilibrium temperature is at the freezing point of water. Since the ice reaches the freezing point shortly before the liquid water reaches the freezing point, some of the ice melts. The ice partly melts.
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