Themes > Science > Chemistry > General Chemistry > Solution and Solubility > Solubility and Redox Reactions > Freezing Point and Boiling Point Change > Introduction

In the winter, when it snows it is an accepted practice that salt will be put on roads and sidewalks to deice them, and to make them safer. But why does this work? Why does the salt seem to melt the ice? It is all explained by something called freezing point depression.


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