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Query:

Subject: When salt is added to ice why is the liquid colder than freezing?

Date: Sat Dec 7 23:53:14 1996
Posted by: Rusty Birdwell
Grade level: 10-12
School/Organization: bryan adams high school
City: dallas State/Province: tx
Country: usa
Area of science: Physics
Message ID: 850024394.Ph
Message:
Is the melted ice colder (than 32 F) due to the 'heat of formation'
or is it due to the fact that the ice is colder than 
freezing to begin with? 

Re:When salt is added to ice why is the liquid colder than freezing?

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