View of melting ice

Credit: FRANCOISE SAUZE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Melting ice. View of ice melting. Ice made of pure water melts at 0 degrees Celsius. Water with impurities dissolved in it will melt at a lower temperature. Water expands when frozen, making it less dense and therefore causing ice to float in water.

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Keywords: heat, ice, melting, melting ice, physics, temperature, thermal, thermodynamics, water

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