Which statement about the energy of a phase change is true?
Melting is an exothermic change, because ice absorbs energy from its surroundings as it melts.
Melting is an endothermic change, because ice releases energy to its surroundings as it melts.
Melting is an endothermic change, because ice absorbs energy from its surroundings as it melts.
Melting is an exothermic change, because ice releases energy to its surroundings as it melts.