Follow the following link and read the short article. Comment on how you see this relating to what we are talking about and form an opinion about the use of salt on our roads during the winter.
When salt is mixed into water the freezing point decreases. This relates to the breaking of solvent-solvent (water) bonds and solute-solute (salt) bonds to create solvent-solute bonds. Because there is so much salt being used every winter the total impact on the environment is only increasing. New alternatives to must be found to decrease the impact because the benefit of ease of travel may not outweigh the toll on our health and environment.
Don't mix into water decreases the freezing point. This as said above relate to the breaking of solvent solvent water bonds and salute salute salt bonds to create solvent solute bonds. However the problem here is not usually the NA dissolved portion of the sodium chloride used to deice the roads. The chloride is the problem. Although it is important to protect our environment we have to make a choice between safe travel and elevated levels of chloride in our environment. As far as alternatives that have been used so far it has been found the many of them have higher corrosion powers then assault itself. Brine for example has a higher corrosion power on motor vehicles causing an increase in the deterioration of the underbody. There may be better alternative but they have yet to be found. A possible solution could be a different type of salt or A synthetic compound that does not have the chloride or another chemical that affect aquatic animals as much.
The freezing point of water decreases when salt is added. This is because the salt is breaking the solvent-solvent bonds of water, and the water is breaking the solute-solute bonds of the salt, thus creating solute-solvent bonds. Using salt to make the ice melt more quickly is a very effective method to clear roads, but it may not be a very healthy or environmentally friendly method. Because so much salt is used and it has run off into lakes, streams, and into groundwater, there have been negative effects on the environment. If an alternative isn't found, aquatic animals and even terrestrial animals could suffer great consequences. The idea of cutting down salt use by placing salt mixed with sand on the road before a snow storm hits is a great idea, but not full-proof because weather can be unpredictable. Experimenting with new chemicals that can bind to the water and create a similar effect as salt is what is necessary to prevent environmental issues.
In my point of view, The salt that is used on the roads to melt the snow faster is a salt that has a high concentration. I think it is not the same as the normal salt as it can melt the ice quickly. Therefore, we can learn that as the snow melts there is a solute solute bonds that are breaking and solvent solvent bond that are also breaking to form solute solvent bonds. Now as we know that it has different concentration, we can think about how it affects the environment. Because it obviously has more concentration than the normal salt, it can impact the trees by dissolving in water, which will make the water not good to the trees.
although salt helps lower the freezing point of water, thereby helping melt ice on water, the risk to reward is one that must be examined. Im sure everyone will agree that winter makes getting around in a car much more difficult especially when there is a ton of ice on the road. Although salt helps clear the roads of ice, it creates an unnatural distribution of these solutes as runoff accumulates when the ice melts. this is a problem for local ecosystems and even the water that we drink. As winter comes near, we must ourself if this risk is worth the reward.
although salt helps lower the freezing point of water, thereby helping melt ice on water, the risk to reward is one that must be examined. Im sure everyone will agree that winter makes getting around in a car much more difficult especially when there is a ton of ice on the road. Although salt helps clear the roads of ice, it creates an unnatural distribution of these solutes as runoff accumulates when the ice melts. this is a problem for local ecosystems and even the water that we drink. As winter comes near, we must ourself if this risk is worth the reward.
When salt is mixed into water the freezing point decreases. This relates to the breaking of solvent-solvent (water) bonds and solute-solute (salt) bonds to create solvent-solute bonds. Because there is so much salt being used every winter the total impact on the environment is only increasing. New alternatives to must be found to decrease the impact because the benefit of ease of travel may not outweigh the toll on our health and environment.
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ReplyDeleteDon't mix into water decreases the freezing point. This as said above relate to the breaking of solvent solvent water bonds and salute salute salt bonds to create solvent solute bonds. However the problem here is not usually the NA dissolved portion of the sodium chloride used to deice the roads. The chloride is the problem. Although it is important to protect our environment we have to make a choice between safe travel and elevated levels of chloride in our environment. As far as alternatives that have been used so far it has been found the many of them have higher corrosion powers then assault itself. Brine for example has a higher corrosion power on motor vehicles causing an increase in the deterioration of the underbody. There may be better alternative but they have yet to be found. A possible solution could be a different type of salt or A synthetic compound that does not have the chloride or another chemical that affect aquatic animals as much.
ReplyDeleteThe freezing point of water decreases when salt is added. This is because the salt is breaking the solvent-solvent bonds of water, and the water is breaking the solute-solute bonds of the salt, thus creating solute-solvent bonds. Using salt to make the ice melt more quickly is a very effective method to clear roads, but it may not be a very healthy or environmentally friendly method. Because so much salt is used and it has run off into lakes, streams, and into groundwater, there have been negative effects on the environment. If an alternative isn't found, aquatic animals and even terrestrial animals could suffer great consequences. The idea of cutting down salt use by placing salt mixed with sand on the road before a snow storm hits is a great idea, but not full-proof because weather can be unpredictable. Experimenting with new chemicals that can bind to the water and create a similar effect as salt is what is necessary to prevent environmental issues.
ReplyDeleteIn my point of view, The salt that is used on the roads to melt the snow faster is a salt that has a high concentration. I think it is not the same as the normal salt as it can melt the ice quickly. Therefore, we can learn that as the snow melts there is a solute solute bonds that are breaking and solvent solvent bond that are also breaking to form solute solvent bonds. Now as we know that it has different concentration, we can think about how it affects the environment. Because it obviously has more concentration than the normal salt, it can impact the trees by dissolving in water, which will make the water not good to the trees.
ReplyDeletealthough salt helps lower the freezing point of water, thereby helping melt ice on water, the risk to reward is one that must be examined. Im sure everyone will agree that winter makes getting around in a car much more difficult especially when there is a ton of ice on the road. Although salt helps clear the roads of ice, it creates an unnatural distribution of these solutes as runoff accumulates when the ice melts. this is a problem for local ecosystems and even the water that we drink. As winter comes near, we must ourself if this risk is worth the reward.
ReplyDeletealthough salt helps lower the freezing point of water, thereby helping melt ice on water, the risk to reward is one that must be examined. Im sure everyone will agree that winter makes getting around in a car much more difficult especially when there is a ton of ice on the road. Although salt helps clear the roads of ice, it creates an unnatural distribution of these solutes as runoff accumulates when the ice melts. this is a problem for local ecosystems and even the water that we drink. As winter comes near, we must ourself if this risk is worth the reward.
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