Figure below shows a test tube partially filled with water. An ice wrapped in wire gauze is placed at the bottom of the test-tube. It...

Figure below shows a test tube partially filled with water. An ice wrapped in wire gauze is placed at the bottom of the test-tube. It is then held in the flame of a bunsen burner as shown below

State and explain what will be observed after some time

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Water at the top part of the boiling tube boils while the ice remains unmelted. This is because
water is a poor conductor of heat and hot air less dense remain at the top.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on April 2, 2019 at 08:05

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