A glass tumbler containing hot water is kept in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator

A glass tumbler containing hot water is kept in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator (temperature <0°C). If you could measure the temperature of the content of the tumbler, which of the following graphs would correctly represent the change in its temperature as a function of time?


Answer:

  • The water will cool initially till it reaches 0°C, the freezing point. At this stage, the temperature will remain constant till all the water will freeze. After this, temperature would fall again.