Question
Which melts faster, ice cream or sherbet. Why?
Answer
Hi Roberta!<BR><BR>Thanks for sending your question to AskNSDL.<BR><BR>I found an answer to your question by using Google, <A href=http://www.google.com">http://www.google.com</A>, and searching on two key phrases: "melts faster" AND "ice cream or sherbet." Someone else had the same question, and I found several good answers and explanations.<BR><BR>* The Melting Race between Ice Cream and Sherbet": OChef states that sherbet melts faster because of its higher sugar content. The answer will explain why the higher sugar content makes it melt faster than ice cream.<BR><A href=http://www.ochef.com/534.htm">http://www.ochef.com/534.htm</A><BR><BR>* Which Melts Faster: Ice Cream or Sherbet? ISTE Publications, Online Supplement, shows a graph of the melting process for ice cream and sherbet using the variables of temperature and time. Scroll down to about the middle of the page to read the answer and see the graph.<BR><A href=http://www.iste.org/inhouse/publications/ll/26/5/32a/supplement/caniglia.cfm?Section=LL_26_5">http://www.iste.org/inhouse/publications/ll/26/5/32a/supplement/caniglia.cfm?Section=LL_26_5</A><BR><BR>I hope this information helps! Try your library for more materials on this topic, too.<BR><BR>Best,<BR>Joyce W.<BR>Librarian/ AskNSDL staff<BR><BR> <BR><BR>
http://www.ochef.com/534.htm
http://www.iste.org/inhouse/publications/ll/26/5/32a/supplement/caniglia.cfm?Section=LL_26_5
ice cream, sherbet, melting
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