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Why does salt ice melt faster?

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The salt-ice mixture melts faster because the mixture's melting point is lower than that of pure ice, which is characteristic of a mixture. So the mixture causes the ice to melt at lower temperatures than 0 oC or 32 oF.

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it warms it up because of its chemical foundation

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it lowers ice's melting temperature

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