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The short answer is makes the ice melt. The long answer is water freezes at 0C adding salt lowers the temperature, at which water freezes, which means the ice now above the freezing point, it therefore melts
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoAdding salt decreases the freezing point of ice Basically the dissociated ions from the salt get in the way of the water molecules trying to align themselves into crystalline form to form solid ice
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∙ 14y agoAdding salt to ice water does make it colder. It lowers the freezing point of the water making the mixture colder. The ice will melt more slowly because the water's freezing and melting points have been depressed by the addition of the solvent salt.
Adding the salt does not by itself lower the temperature of the water, it simply lowers the freezing point of the water.
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∙ 14y agoSalt doesn't make ice colder. It basically reduces the melting point of ice. Is an untrue answer, it melts the ice faster.
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∙ 12y agosalt an ice cause a chemical reaction on your skin. Its very painful
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∙ 15y agoIt melts what is freezing so it can not freeze.
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∙ 9y agoThe cause is the release of the heat of dissolution.
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∙ 10y agoSalt lowers the melting point of ice (this includes ice cream as ice cream contains water) therefore making the ice cream colder quicker therefore allowing it to freeze faster.
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Discusion for does salt affect the melting rate of ice?
Salt lower the freezing point of ice.
Freezing mixtures of ice cream?
salt and ice are the freezing mixtures of ice.
What does salt do to an ice water bath?
The motivation is to decrease thr freezing point.
Does salt slow freezing point?
Yes, salt lowers the freezing point of ice.
Why do people use salt on icy roads?
because it will melt the ice on the sidewalks.
How does salt affect freezing fruit?
adding salt slows down the freezing process
What is the particle theory of salt and ice?
Salt will give ice the ability to get colder than freezing. It lowers the freezing point.
Why does salt make ice cooler?
Salt does not make ice cooler; it lowers the freezing point.
Ice with salt or ice without salt.which melts faster?
with salt - it lowers the freezing point
What is the relationship between salt and ice?
Salt lowers the freezing point
What effect does salt have on ice cream?
If at all possible, avoid the rock salt from having any contact with the milk solution. The salt will have the same affect on the ice cream as it would if you dumped table salt into your chocolate milk! yuk! The salt should be added to the ice around the canister of milk solution, however. This produces the same affect as sprinkling salt on the roads during the winter. The salt lowers the freezing point of the ice making the whole thing colder and thus speeding up the ice cream making process.
Does the salt melt ice faster if it can lower the freezing point more?
When you add a salt to ice , the salt lowers the freezing point of the water, keeping it from refreezing as easily and helping to melt the ice. In other word, the salt itself cannot melt ice. So if the Environment temperature is lower than the freezing point, the ice will not melt faster. But , if the temperature is higher than the freezing point, the salt will surely make the melting process faster .
