Freezing Point Depression Lab #1
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This exercise required students to record temperatures and make written observations as they stirred a mixture of snow slush and several different kinds of melting agents.  The "control" portion of just snow slush (snow & water) was performed first with the students stirring and recording temperatures for seven minutes.   The control segment of the experiment was followed by identical sessions using various melting agents.  Temperature data were graphed and the graphs were used to form conclusions regarding the ability of the melting agents to depress the freezing point of water.  Additionally, students were required to measure the volume of liquid and volume of slush remaining at the end of the stirring cycle.  These data allowed students to form conclusions regarding the efficiency of each melting agent.

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