Ice cubes from a freezer have a temperature of about -12°C (10°F), which is cold enough, but contact with the warmer ice cream mixture causes them to melt to liquid at 0°C, which is too warm. To obtain a liquid that is cold enough, salt (NaCl) is dissolved in water, and ice is added to the saltwater. The salt lowers the freezing point of the water enough so that it can freeze the liquid inside the ice cream maker. The instructions for an ice cream maker say to add one part salt to eight parts water (by mass). What is the freezing point of this solution (in degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit)? Assume that the NaCl dissociates fully into ions, and that the solution is ideal.
Ice cubes from a freezer have a temperature of about -12°C (10°F), which is cold enough, but contact with the warmer ice cream mixture causes them to melt to liquid at 0°C, which is too warm. To obtain a liquid that is cold enough, salt (NaCl) is dissolved in water, and ice is added to the saltwater. The salt lowers the freezing point of the water enough so that it can freeze the liquid inside the ice cream maker. The instructions for an ice cream maker say to add one part salt to eight parts water (by mass). What is the freezing point of this solution (in degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit)? Assume that the NaCl dissociates fully into ions, and that the solution is ideal.
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