A refrigerant is a substance or mixture, usually a fluid, used in a heat pump and refrigeration cycle.In most cycles it undergoes phase transitions from a liquid to a gas and back again.Many working fluids have been used for such purposes. R-401A is a HCFC zeotropic blend of R-22, R-152a, and R-124. 2  It is designed as a replacement for R-12. 3  R-404A is a HFC nearly azeotropic  blend of 52 wt.% R-143a, 44 wt.% R-125, and 4 wt.% R-134a. 4  It is designed as a replacement of R-22 and R-502 CFC.
The temperature of the ice will continue to decrease until it reaches the same temperature as the outside air which is 20 F. Liquid water has more energy than frozen water. When water freezes it gives up some of the water's energy. This energy that is given up is the latent heat of freezing.
Energy is used to break the bonds that hold water molecules together, which is why water easily evaporates at the boiling point (212Â° F, 100Â° C) but evaporates much more slowly at the freezing point. Net evaporation occurs when the rate of evaporation exceeds the rate of condensation.