2007-02-11 01:16:20 · 6 answers · asked by sierraasaka 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
any sodium or potassium salt lowers the freezing temperature of water, this therefore "unfreezes ice" unless its something -30C then the ice is colder than the lower freezing point.
2007-02-11 01:25:41 · answer #1 · answered by exocetuk 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Salt lowers the melting point of water, so the idea is to take advantage of the lower melting point to make the ice melt. Salt Is an Impurity and can lower the freezing/melting point of water. In simple plain english, The addition of salt to ice increase the rate at which it melts.
2007-02-11 01:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The higher the salinity of water, the lower the freezing point becomes. This causes ice to melt because it is no longer below the freezing point for it's level of salinity.
2007-02-11 04:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by Angry-T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the particles who made salt are particles who remain by evaporate wather who can complete wather ice cubs and melt them.
2007-02-11 01:42:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It increases the density and thereby lowers the meltimg point.
2007-02-11 02:00:26 · answer #5 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i poor it and it vaporises,to slush,
2007-02-11 01:20:08 · answer #6 · answered by i,m here if you need to talk. 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋