Salt is a solute, meaning it can dissolve in anything with solvent compounds such as water; it can also create a mixture when a solute and solvent are combined. Salt, rock salt in this case, is supposed to refrain the ice from forming on the roads. So instead of ice, it might be slush. In this project/experiment we will be determining if the mixture of water and salt will cause freezing point depression once frozen-or almost frozen.When it snows, people throw salt on the ground. The reason why they do that is to prevent ice from forming. The reason why ice doesn't form is because salt lowers the freezing point of the snow/water. The freezing point loses heat so the temperature drops and the molecules begin to move more slowly.Freezing
