why does ice on a wooden table melt faster than the one on foil?

Question

answers please ?

Answer 1

Foil resists heat and or cold , is reflected......its Great for freezer and also Great for the oven.....Great product......it refracts the tempratures

Answer 2

I think because the wood is a better insulator, it would resist the temperature change from the ice better. thus meaning, the foil will cool faster to the temp. of the ice as the wood will remain warmer for a longer period, and the fact that it would absorb alot of the water would, in turn contribute to further acceleration of the ice melt because the water absorbed would also adjust to the temp. of the wood. unlike on the foil where the temp of the foil(because it is a better thermal conductor) would quickly match the temp. of the ice so you only have ambient air temp. working on melting the ice. In addition, the melted water will pool up around the ice and cool towards a like temp.further decelerating the melt......just a stab at it.???

Answer 3

The foil is a good heat conductor and is removing heat from the area of the ice preventing it melting quickly. The shiny foil is also reflecting heat away from the area.
Wood on the other hand is a poor conductor and the heat can't leave the area as quickly and, wood absorbs heat rather than reflecting it.,

Answer 4

The Foil will get cold so then the ice will live longer.

Answer 5

Are you sure your premise is correct? The general idea in Science is that a good electrical conductor makes a good heat conductor. Wood is an insulator and foil is a conductor. I think you missed it on this one.

Answer 6

foil

Answer 7

Only thing i can think of is wood draws moister faster,not sure.