When heat is given to an ice cube, its temperature

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Question

Answer 1

CONCEPT:

Melting and Melting Point: The process of change of state from solid to liquid is called melting.
- The temperature at which a solid starts to liquefy is known as the melting point of that solid.
- The melting point of a substance at atmospheric pressure is called a normal melting point.
- The normal melting point of ice is 0 °C.

EXPLANATION:

When heat is given to any substance, its temperature increases and it expands. Its expansion depends on the increase in its temperature.
During the melting of an ice cube, all the heat given to the ice cube spends in the change of state from solid to liquid. That's why the temperature of the material does not change.
But further, if it is heated, then the temperature of the liquid will start increasing because it will start converting into vapour. Hence, option 3 is correct.

Additional Information

Characteristics of the states of matter:

Physical state of matter	Solid	Liquid	Gaseous
Fluidity/ Rigidity/ Plasticity/ Elasticity	Rigid/plastic/ elastic	Fluid	Fluid
Volume	Definite	Definite	Indefinite
Shapes	Definite	Indefinite	Indefinite
Compressibility	Negligible	Very small	Very high
Intermolecular force	Strong	Moderate	Very weak
Distance between particles	Minimum	Moderate	Very large