Physical Science
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ISBN: 9780077862626
Author: Bill Tillery, Stephanie J. Slater, Timothy F. Slater
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 47AC
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To explain: From the following options, salt is spread on the roads covered with ice because salt:
(a) lowers the freezing point of water.
(b) increases the freezing point of water.
(c) increases the boiling point of water.
(d) increases the melting point of water.
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