Ice --> Liquid has a positive enthalpy, but...

[GomerPyle]

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Positive enthalpy means endothermic. Heat is obviously put in to break the stronger bonds in the solid to form water. However, I thought an endothermic reaction lowers the temperature of the substance because the heat is used to break bonds (rather than an exothermic reaction which releases heat, thus increases the temperature. Obviously, when your melting ice, the temperature doesn't go down so how is it an endothermic reaction in this sense?? I have this confused.

 

[chemtopper]

Endothermic means - heat is taken from the surroundings and given to the system .So in endothermic processes the surroundings will show you a fall in temperature and syatem will show you a rise in temperature
melting of Ice- here ice is the system and rest is the surrounding .So Ice is absorbing heat to break strong intermolecular forces of ice .So water formed will show you a rise in temperature.you must have observed that during snowfall atmosphere becomes warm because water - snow is exothermic process and heat is realeased in the atmosphere.So it becomes warm and comfortable.However when snow is melting there is a drop in the temperature of the surroundings .