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Question 1

You put an ice cube in a cup of hot chocolate to cool down. After a couple minutes the ice cube is no longer there.

1.) Is the ice or the hot chocolate losing thermal energy?

2.) Is the ice or the hot chocolate gaining thermal energy?

Answer 1

1.) The hot chocolate is losing thermal energy, that is why it cools down

2.) The ice is gaining thermal energy, that is why it melts.