Why does a piece of ice when touched with hand, appear cool? Explain.

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On touching the ice we feel cold because the heat from our body being higher in amount moves to the ice through our skin (by thermal conduction) in order to attain thermal equilibrium between the ice and the body.

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Why does a piece of ice when touched with hand, appear cool? Explain.

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