Question

Why salt is added to icein dry cold compress related to melting point?

Answer 1

Answer:

When water freezes from being in cold air, the release of heat actually slows down the freezing. When you add salt to a mixture of water and ice, it causes more ice to melt by depressing the freezing point and not by adding internal energy so it actually gets colder.

Answer 2

Answer:

We know that melting or freezing is an equilibrium process. ... That ice cube to which we have added salt, the salt that is added lowers the melting and freezing points of water because it lowers the vapor pressure of water. This ice cube will absorb energy from the environment to help break bonds between water molecules.