If one puts a block of ice with a mass of (x) kg in a room with temperature T which is greater than 32 degrees Fahrenheit, how long will it take the entire block of ice to melt? There should be a formula for this right?
@Diffgeometer1 Surface area matters ... a sheet that's 1mm thick will melt more quickly than a sphere.
Also, the amount of air movement matters ... the heat/energy needs to be removed from the surface, so if there's no convection then it's different from when there is convection.
The volume of air in the room matters. The material it's sitting on matters. The humidity matters ...
There are a lot of factors that will affect the answer.
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