A chunk of ice (T = -20°C)is added to a thermally insulated container of cold water (T = 0°C).What happens in the container?
A) The ice melts until thermal equilibrium is established.
B) The water cools down until thermal equilibrium is established.
C) Some of the water freezes and the chunk of ice gets larger.
D) None of the above things happen.

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The ice is at a lower temperature than the water, so heat will flow from the water to the ice. This causes some of the water to freeze, increasing the size of the ice chunk until thermal equilibrium is reached.

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