A student places three ice cubes in a beaker and allows them to partially melt. If she measures the temperature of the water in the beaker, what will she most likely observe? Explain your answer.

Sample response:

Temperature does not change during melting because the heat absorbed is used to overcome intermolecular forces rather than to increase the kinetic energy of the particles.

As long as both ice and water are present in the beaker, the temperature of the water will not increase.

The freezing point of water is 0°C (273 K).

The water's temperature should be 0°C (273 K).

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