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What is the solid that forms when a solution starts to freeze.

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As a solution freezes, the solid that forms is essentially pure, frozen solvent without any solute molecules incorporated. With this in mind, explain why the freezing point of a solution slowly decreases with time rather than stays constant as with the freezing point of a pure solvent
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