Because it's SALT...are you expecting it to freeze like *SNAP* that? :)
because water with a solute has a lower freezing point than pure water. the freezing temp of water is 0 C but salt water is about -1.8 C it lowers with the amount of salt added to the road.
Saturated salt water freezes at a lower temp than saturated sugar water, which freezes at a lower temp than plain water. So plain water will freeze first then sugar water then salt water. Thank you QUIRKIE @ answerbag.com
The pure water will freeze first since it has a lower freezing point than salt water. The salt in the salt water reduces its freezing point, so it will take longer to freeze compared to the pure water.
That's the definition of freezing. It means to lower the temperature of whatever is being frozen below the freezing point (32C for water).
Salt.
Add salt.
higher than freezing, lower than boiling
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The freezing point is lower and the boiling point is higher.
Salt water freezes at a lower freezing point than freshwater. This is due to the presence of dissolved salt particles in the water, which disrupt the formation of ice crystals and therefore require lower temperatures to freeze.
Salt lowers the freezing point of ice so when the temp. outside is lower then 32 degrees, the ice will still melt. When making ice cream, when the temp. is lowered, the energy given off is transfered to the ice cream making it freeze.
Sodium chloride, which is just the chemical name of table salt. It lowers the freezing temp of water.