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Metal ice-cube tray and a plastic tub of ice cream are sitting in the freezer Why does the ice-cube tray feel colder to touch than the tub of ice cream?
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∙ 13y ago
The metal tray has both a higher specific heat (ability to gain or hold heat) and a higher conductivity (ability to transfer heat). So while the ice cream will increase in temperature where you touch it (and hence only absorb a small amount of body heat), the tray can absorb more heat, and transfer it to all of the metal and ice in the tray.
(This is also why you can lick a wooden pole in the winter, but not a metal one!)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe metal ice-cube tray has a higher conductivity
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Does a freezer temperature get warmer if the dial is on a higher number or colder?
The higher the number, the colder it becomes .
What doesn't melt ice?
colder temperatures then what the ice is, a working freezer
Why are freezers more efficient if their doors are kept closed as much as possible?
Because then they are colder and their energy is conserved more as the outside world should (!) be warmer than a freezer.
Does ice cream melt quicker in the fridge or at room temperature?
Room temperature, because the fridge is colder so the temperature difference between the freezer and the fridge is not that much compared to the difference between the freezer and room temperature. Hope I helped.
If the process of melting absorbs heat energy from the surroundings then what would the process of freezing do?
Melting is the result of enough heat energy being transferred INTO an object to turn it into a liquid. Freezing is the result of enough heat energy being transferred OUT of a liquid to turn it into a solid. Melting and freezing are not as much of a "process" as they are a result. For example: When you put water into the freezer, the heat energy in the warm water is transferred into the colder air, which causes the water to freeze. That process causes the air in the freezer to warm up slighltly. The process of refridgeration then transfers that heat out of the freezer, which makes the air in the freezer nice and cold again.
A metal ice-cube tray and a plastic tub of ice cream are sitting in the freezer. Why does the ice-cube tray feel colder to touch than the tub of ice cream?
The answer is D. The metal ice-cube tray has a higher conductivity.
What is the difference between Refrigerator and freezer?
Freezer is colder
Is a freezer colder than a bowl of ice?
of course a freezer is colder than a bowl of ice because the freezer made the ice and there are lots of frozen stuff in there.
Why does homemade ice cream give you brain freeZe?
It is probably colder. It was just in ice but store bought ice cream has been sitting out for a while. Even in a freezer.
Does a freezer temperature get warmer if the dial is on a higher number or colder?
The higher the number, the colder it becomes .
Why is freezer colder than the refrigerator?
The freezer is colder then the fridge because the freezer is to keep things frozen and the fridge is to keep things just cold. Somethings are meant to be frozen and if not then they get spoiled or ruined and same with the fridge.
When birds feel colder flying or sitting?
Birds feel colder when they are flying
Why when sitting on concrete feels colder then sitting on carpet?
Cuz carpet is warm!
What is that haze in your freezer called?
The "haze" is like fog - made from the warm air from the room rushing into the colder freezer.
Why doesn't my garage freezer work in the winter?
you need the temperature in a freezer to be colder that its' surrounding area for it to work properly
What doesn't melt ice?
colder temperatures then what the ice is, a working freezer
What is the difference between a freezer and a garage?
a freezer is colder and is for storing food a garage is useful for storing many things and is alot bigger
