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Experiment: Does salt assist the restoration of melted ice cream?

Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 00:25:13
Length: 3 pages (852 words)
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INTRODUCTION: It is said that ice-cream will freeze faster if there is the assistance of some salt, whilst rolling the ice cream along with some ice. This experiment is to test if this statement is true or false. If this is true it could help the 'general public', especially ice cream retailers who continually need they're ice cream frozen completely. Hypothetically speaking, if someone wanted they're ice cream restored back to its normal state, they …

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…where there is a balance between the rates of melting and freezing. However, is salt is added into the mixture the energy balance tips, allowing the temperature to drop below 32 without freezing. If there is a handful of salt tossed into ice water, the temperature will drop to 20 degrees. At this lower temperature, salty ice water can absorb more heat from the mixture inside the canister, and freeze it faster, than plain ice water could.

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