Sentences with phrase «by lowering the melting point»
Not exact matches
Salt lowers the melting point of ice (and we might investigate this process later on), but by doing so it means that the surface of the can is actually below freezing point.
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First, the researchers tackled the temperature problem by alloying the calcium with another inexpensive metal, magnesium, which has a much lower melting point.
These lakes occur as a result of geothermal heat trapped by the thick ice, melting it from underneath, and the great pressure from the ice above, which lowers the melting point of water.