How does salting icy roads turn the ice into water?

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Truong-Son N.
Mar 2, 2018

It lowers the freezing point.

Explanation:

In a nutshell, salt is a great ice melter because it causes “freezing point depression.” This means that salt helps in lowering the freezing point of water, leading it to melt at #0^@ "C"#.

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