Why when we put salt on ice it melt
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When salt is added to ice,it first dissolves in the film of liquid water that is always present on the surface, thereby lowering its freezing point below the ices temperature. Ice in contact with salty water therefore melts, creating more liquid water, which dissolves more salt, thereby causing more ice to melt, and so on.
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Salt is the primary component in most of today’s ice melter products. Rock Salt, Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, and Potassium Chloride all contain a considerable amount of salt in them.
If you live in a cold climate with frequent snowfalls, then you have probably seen people spreading pure salt on sidewalks to melt the snow. This practice has become quite common and you might wonder how the salt is able to melt ice and snow.