Well, isn't that a lovely question! When ice melts, it turns into water. So, 1 cup of ice will make exactly 1 cup of water once it has melted. It's like a magical transformation from solid to liquid, bringing a little bit of nature's wonder right into your kitchen.
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Oh, dude, 1 cup of ice makes about 1/2 cup of water. It's like magic, but not really. Ice just takes up more space than water because of its solid form. So, if you melt that cup of ice, you'll end up with less water than you started with. Science, man.
Well, honey, a cup of ice is gonna melt down to about a quarter cup of water. So if you're looking to quench your thirst, you better have a few cups of ice ready to go. Just remember, ice may be cool, but water is where the real hydration's at.
Water expands slightly when it freezes, so 1 cup of ice will be a little less when it turns back to water, but it is only a small change in volume, and for a rough measurement like a cupful it will hardly be noticeable
A cup of ice, when melted, will produce less than a cup of water, because when liquid water freezes to form ice, it expands in volume.
If the ice is floating (North Pole), then water levels do NOT rise when the ice melts. If the ice is on land (Alaska, Greenland, Antarctica) then the ice melting will cause sea levels to rise.
Any amount of water can make an ice cube. It's not the amount that determines if water will become ice, it is the temperature. The water just needs to be at a temperature of 0oC or lower, and it will become ice.
Salt affects how fast ice melts in a cup of water. When you add salt, the melting process will be faster but it will only affect the part of the ice cube that comes into contact with salt.
1 gallon of water weighs 8.34 lb so it will make 8.34 lb of ice
Water might disappear on a cup through evaporation. As the water sits, it begins to turn to a gaseous state and rises away from the cup.