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Yes. Adding NaCl, sodium chloride, common table salt, lowers the freezing point of water by up to a few degrees. I was at a party where a couple of pounds of salt were added to an ice chest with a case of beer. The beer was room temperature, 70 degrees, and with only 10 pounds of ice, those beers were were at 32 degrees within 15 minutes. The temperature of the ice/water/salt solution was 26 degrees! I imagine it is the water that actually gets to 26 degrees after the salt melts it.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo.
You may be thinking about how people salt their driveways to melt snow. That actually works only because the salt is covering the snow, which traps in the heat, which melts the snow. Adding salt to water will just make the water heavier and less refreshing.
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∙ 13y agoYes it is a colligative property. Addition of a solute such as salt depresses the freezing point.
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Is the freezing point of ice cream lower or higher than the freezing point of water?
It is lower.
What is meant by the medical term or ailment 'freezing point depression'?
Freezing point depression is not a medical term, but a term of physics. It refers to the scientific concept of when the freezing point of a liquid is lowered by adding something to it. For example: The freezing point of water is 0 degrees Celcius, but if salt is added to water, the freezing point is lower, and will still be a liquid at 0 degrees.
What is the effect of decreased pressure on boiling point and freezing point of water?
water can be compressed and it would make the freezing point and the boiling point lower
When a solute dissolves into water the freezing point does what?
When a solute is dissolved into water the freezing point will lower. In other words, if you want to freeze a solution of water and some solute, you will have to cool it beyond the freezing point of pure water.
Why does salt ice melt slower than ice with no salt?
The freezing point of water is lower with added salts; the heat of solution is released.
Why does the freezing point of water lower when solute is added?
the solute gets in the way of the water turning to ice
Is the freezing point of ice cream lower or higher than the freezing point of water?
It is lower.
Which solutes will lower the freezing point of water the most?
Aluminum bromide (AlBr3) will lower the freezing point of water the most.
Is true that the freezing point of water can be lowered with the addition of salt?
Yes, different salts will lower it by different amounts. Other things will also lower the freezing point when added to water (e.g. alcohols, ethylene glycol, sugars).
How much would the freezing point of water decreases if 4 mol of sugar were added to 1kg of water?
The normal freezing temperature for pure water is 0c. Howeverif sugar is added in the pure water, the freezing point will be lower than zero. How far below zero will depend on the sugar concentration in the water.
How much would the freezing point of water decrease if 4 mol of sugar were added to 1kg of water?
The normal freezing temperature for pure water is 0c. Howeverif sugar is added in the pure water, the freezing point will be lower than zero. How far below zero will depend on the sugar concentration in the water.
What ionic compound will lower the freezing point the most if 1 mol of it is added to 1 L of water?
KBr
Which ionic compound will lower the freezing point if 1 mol of it is added to 1 litter of water?
Sodium Chloride
Which ionic compound will lower the freezing point the most of 1 mol of it is added to 1 mol of it is added to 1 L of water?
NaCl
What is the independent variable in this experiment does adding salt to water lower its freezing point?
salt. added by new author: As the amount of salt in the water iw increased the freezing point of water is decreased i.e. lowered. This is a negative correlation.
What happens to the freezing point of pure water when salt is added to it?
it lowers it. impurities lower the melting and raise the boiling point of substances. they also cause the melting point to fall over a range now. for example, water's melting point was initially 0 but upon adding salt it now is -5 to -1 degrees celsius.
How doe salt melt ice?
When any mineral is added to water, its freezing point is lowered. The higher the concentration of the mineral, the more the freezing point is lowered.Salt water has a lower freezing point that plain water. Adding salt to ice will lower the freezing point of the ice and effectively melt the ice, at least down to a certain temperature. Notes seem to indicate that the minimum temperature for a saltwater solution is -21.1°C, below which adding salt to the ice would be ineffective.It lowers the freezing point. Salt water has a lower freezing point than fresh water.
