MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Melting and Freezing

The temperatu...

Question

The temperature of ice can be decreased below $0^{o} C$ by mixing _______(water, salt) in it.

Open in App

Solution

Ice can get more colder when salt is added to it. When salt is added to ice it gets dissolved in the surface water present on ice.Thus dissolved salt decreases the freezing point of ice. This decreased freezing point is lower than the iceing point.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Q. The temperature of ice can be decreased below

0^{\circ} C

\dots \dots \dots

Q. The temperature of ice can be decreased below

0^{\circ} C

by mixing ________ in it.

1 k g

0^{o} C

1 k g

10^{o} C

. The resulting temperature will be

Q. One kg of ice at

0^{o} C

1 k g

10^{o} C

. The resulting temperature will be

Q. One of kg ice at

0^{o} C

is mixed with 1 kg of water at

10^{o} C

. The resulting temperature will be:

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Melting and Freezing

PHYSICS

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Melting and Freezing

Standard X Physics

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon