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Adding of any type of impurity in water decreases its melting point. You might have studied that depression in freezing point is a "colligative" property according to which adding of any impurity to a pure liquid decreases the melting point and increases the boiling point of that liquid.
So, adding of salt is not the only method of decreasing the melting point.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes, and it also acts as an agent to improve the melting speed.
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When common salt is mixed with ice its melting point is?
melting point decreases as Na+ and Cl- ions occupies the air gaps in the ice .And hence solidifies results in decrease of its melting point
When pressure on a piece ice is increased its melting point will be?
The melting point of ice actually DECREASES with an INCREASE in pressure.
Does salt stop ice from melting?
No, salt does not stop ice from melting. In fact if the temperature is not too low it will cause ice to melt.
What effect does adding salt have on the melting point of ice?
Salt alters the melting point and boiling point of water by altering the molecular structures with the sodium and chloride contents of the salt. When added to water, it will boil before it hits 212 degrees. When added to ice it also reduces the temperature that water freezes at, making the water stay liquid longer at temps lower than 32 degrees.
Why does salt keep snow from turning to ice?
Rock salt or regular sodium chloride loses its effectiveness for melting ice at about 5 degrees below zero F. This occurs because the freezing is more rapid than the melting ability. It is still melting but it cannot keep up with refreezing.
Will the melting point of ice increase or decrease when salt is added on it?
The melting point of ice decreases when salt is added.
When you add salt to ice what happens to the melting point of the ice?
Adding salt to ice decreases its melting point. Adding salt to the top of ice helps melt the ice faster.
When common salt is mixed with ice its melting point is?
melting point decreases as Na+ and Cl- ions occupies the air gaps in the ice .And hence solidifies results in decrease of its melting point
How can salt and the Sun together melt ice faster?
Salt decreases the ice melting point from 0 Celsius to about -8 Celsius.
What do you think salt does to the melting point of ice?
Salt lowers the melting point of ice.
What happen to the temperature of ice when add some salt?
The salt does not alter the temperature of the snow, but gets into the structure of the ice crystals, causing the water (ice remember is frozen water and snow is ice) to have a lower freezing point.
What effect does salt have on the melting point of ice?
when salt is added to ice, salt being an impurity, reduces the inter molecular space between ice molecules. As we know that ice, in order to melt, contracts, i.e reduces the inter molecular space between its molecules. salt increases this activity and so ice melts at a lower temperature than it usually does. i.e salt decreases the melting point of ice.
Why is a freezing mixture is normally prepared by mixing some common salt with ice?
because adding salt decreases the melting point
When pressure on a piece ice is increased its melting point will be?
The melting point of ice actually DECREASES with an INCREASE in pressure.
What effect does antifreeze have on the melting point of ice?
Antifreeze decreases the freezing point of ice so that it melts at lower temperatures also.
How come ice with salt melts faster than ice with no salt?
Since impurities decrease melting point of solid ,so ice mixed with salt has lower melting point then pure ice .
What when applied to snow or ice lowers the melting point of the mixture?
Salt lowers the melting point of snow and ice.
