Melting and Boiling
 

Melting and Boiling problem 2


Thermometer X is held above an ice cube and thermometer Y is held the same distance below the ice cube as shown in the figure below.


Ice cubes and thermometers



After several minutes, the reading on one thermometer changes. The ice cube does not melt. Which thermometer reading changes and why?



 

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