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Adding salt the freezing point of water is lowered.
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How do they get salt for icy roads out of a freshwater lake?
The salt used on icy roads in winter is quarried from underground salt deposits (salt mines), which are the remains of ancient salty seas. Salt is not extracted from fresh water.
Why do municipality use salt and sand on icy roads?
Salt melts ice, sand improves tires grip on the road
Can pool salt melt icy roads?
for sure
What to put on icy roads?
to melt the ice put salt
Does a chemical change happen in spreading salt on icy roads?
not really
In which scenario would you be most likely to use your sense of touch to recognize the hazard?
Icy road conditions
Who was the inventor of putting salt on icy roads?
some lidgit scienist who iscovered that salt lowers the melting point of ice and decided to sprkle it on roads
What benefits does sprinkling salt on icy roads give to drivers?
Sprinkling salt on icy roads melts the ice, allowing the drivers to have more friction so their cars don't slip off the road and go out of control.
Why does salt sprinkled on icy roads cause the ice to melt?
Sprinkling salt on icy roads doesn't warm up the ice. What it does is depress the freezing point of water to the point where the ice is too warm to be solid, even though it is just as cold as before.
What is salt rock?
Salt rock is the same as rock salt also known at grit it is used on roads when they are icy or when it has been snowing or has been cold! :)
What is the connection between Table salt and sea salt?
they are the same thing just ground down. mine salt is used for roads when its icy etc.
What is a salt truck?
The definition after the Longman dictionary is: "a large vehicle that puts salt or sand on the roads in winter to make them less icy".
