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Ralph Mowery wrote:
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Doug Miller wrote:
... another effect of the salt is that lowering the melting point causes
the phase transition -- which as RJK correctly pointed out is the step
that "eats" the most heat -- to occur much sooner.
I wonder what that means...
Nick
Maybe this will explain it. It is the latent heat of phase change.
http://daphne.palomar.edu/jthorngren/latent.htm
Still makes no sense to me.
Nick