Why does ice melt when you put alcohol on it if the alcohol came out of the same freezer??!
Why does ice melt when you put alcohol on it if the alcohol came out of the same freezer??
I take my Wild Turkey out of the same freezer as my ice trays. When I pour the turkey over the ice the ice melts. They came out of the same place shouldnt they be the same temp?
Answers:
Adding alcohol, or salt for that matter, will lower the freezing point of the ice. Therefore, since the freezing point of the ice is now lowered than the -6c or so it's kept at... it will start to melt.
The freezing point of a litre of pure water will decrease by -1.5c for every mole of foreign matter introduced into it...