How Does Chemistry of Ice Work?

Ice is just water that’s gone to sleep, and it wakes up when it gets warm again.

Imagine you're holding a frozen popsicle on a hot day. It feels super cold because the ice is taking heat away from your hand. That's like when you put your finger in a glass of water, the water feels cool because it’s taking some warmth from your skin.

When the sun shines or you leave the popsicle out, it starts to melt, that means it goes back into liquid form. This is like when you pour hot chocolate into a cup and it warms up your hands because it's giving them heat.

But wait! If you put ice in a glass of water, something cool happens: the ice makes the water colder, and the water makes the ice warmer, they’re sharing their temperatures. It’s like two kids sharing toys, one gives some to the other until both are happy.

Eventually, if it gets really cold, that liquid water can go back to being ice again, just like when you put your drink in the freezer! Ice is just water that’s gone to sleep, and it wakes up when it gets warm again.