This scientific experiment will entail the rate at which ice will melt with different types of salts that include, table salt, sea salt, and rock salt. Salt melts ice essentially because adding salt lowers the freezing point of water. Although we know that salt has the ability to melt ice, we are testing whether sea salt, table salt, or rock salt melts ice more efficiently by calculating the amount of time it takes to melt the ice. We will begin by placing the same quantity of each type of salt onto the same amount of ice. We will time the rate at which the ice melts, and at a certain point, based on the percentages of how much the ice has melted, we will determine the most efficient salt for melting ice. Table salt has all of its minerals
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Since table salt is refined and has added chemicals to it, the ice is predicted to melt at a slower rate, while the ice is predicted to melt at a faster rate when rock salt is added to it. This is due to the thicker composition that rock salt has, which is on the contrary of the finer composition that table salt and sea salt have. Both table salt and sea salt are made up of smaller particles than rock salt, which therefore will affect the ice differently. The different added chemicals in table salt will affect the melting of the ice differently than the sea salt, which has no added chemicals. Although sea salt contains no additives, it is still not predicted to melt the ice at a faster rate than rock salt. Due to factors such that it is larger in size, rock salt is predicted to melt the ice at a quicker rate than either table salt or sea salt, which are finer and smaller in size. We predict that the difference in time of the melting of the ice with the different types of salt will vary from a minimum of two minutes to a maximum of ten minutes. We also predict that table salt will take the longest time in melting the ice, while sea salt will come in second place melting the ice faster than table salt but not as fast as rock salt which is predicted to melt the ice in the least amount of
Since table salt is refined and has added chemicals to it, the ice is predicted to melt at a slower rate, while the ice is predicted to melt at a faster rate when rock salt is added to it. This is due to the thicker composition that rock salt has, which is on the contrary of the finer composition that table salt and sea salt have. Both table salt and sea salt are made up of smaller particles than rock salt, which therefore will affect the ice differently. The different added chemicals in table salt will affect the melting of the ice differently than the sea salt, which has no added chemicals. Although sea salt contains no additives, it is still not predicted to melt the ice at a faster rate than rock salt. Due to factors such that it is larger in size, rock salt is predicted to melt the ice at a quicker rate than either table salt or sea salt, which are finer and smaller in size. We predict that the difference in time of the melting of the ice with the different types of salt will vary from a minimum of two minutes to a maximum of ten minutes. We also predict that table salt will take the longest time in melting the ice, while sea salt will come in second place melting the ice faster than table salt but not as fast as rock salt which is predicted to melt the ice in the least amount of