Suppose you empty a tray of ice cubes into a bowl partly full of water and cover

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Suppose you empty a tray of ice cubes into a bowl partly full of water and cover the bowl. After one-half hour, the contents of the bowl come to thermal equilibrium, with more liquid water and less ice than you started with. Which of the following is true? (Select all that apply.)

The comparative temperatures of the liquid water and ice depend on the amounts present.
The temperature of the liquid water is less than that of the ice.
The temperature of the liquid water is the same as that of the ice.
The temperature of the liquid water is higher than the temperature of the remaining ice.

Explanation / Answer

The temperature of the liquid water is the same as that of the ice by definition of thermal equilibrium

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