Question

Rishi went to Shimla to stay his uncle’s place during holidays. One morning, he found a thick blanket of snow in front

of his door. His uncle started sprinkling common salt on the ice slit in front of his door.

Answer the following questions-

(i) What is the purpose of sprinkling common salt on ice slit?

(ii) Can we use other substance instead of common salt?

(iii) What is de – icing agent ? How does it function.

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Answer 1

Rishi went to Shimla to stay his uncle’s place during holidays. One morning, he found a thick blanket of snow in front

of his door. His uncle started sprinkling common salt on the ice slit in front of his door.

Answer the following questions-

(i) What is the purpose of sprinkling common salt on ice slit?

(ii) Can we use other substance instead of common salt?

(iii) What is de – icing agent ? How does it function.