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If the temperature of the ice-salt mixture decreases, why is the ice melting

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Salt lowers the freezing point of water via freezing point depression. ... When salted ice melts, the water can't refreeze as readily because the saline isn't pure water anymore and because the freezing point is colder. As more ice melts, more heat is absorbed, bringing the temperature down even lower.

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