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Setler [38]
3 years ago
10

Briefly explain why adding salt to icy roads helps melt the ice and prevent it from freezing again.

Chemistry
1 answer:
g100num [7]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

See explanation below

Explanation:

The melting point (the temperature that it changes from solid to liquid) of a pure substance depends on its mass, the forces between its molecules, and the pressure of the system.

The melting point, or the freezing point, of a mixture, is a temperature between the melting point of its components. Salt has a huge negative melting point, so when it is added to the water, the melting point decreases from 0ºC to -21ºC approximately.

So, the water will only freeze again if the temperature becomes below -21ºC which is very difficult to happen.

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