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Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.100SP
When salt is spread on snow-covered roads at −2 °C, the snow melts. When salt is spread on snow-covered roads at −30 °C, nothing happens. Explain.
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General Chemistry: Atoms First
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