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Can Manganese Sulfate melt ice in communities?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:00 pm
by ekb123
Hello! I need information for my chemistry research paper. Can manganese sulfate be used as an ice melt? If so, what are the hazards, cost, amount needed and what type of reaction would occur? I need this info asap please!
Re: Can Manganese Sulfate melt ice in communities?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:00 am
by norman40
Hello ekb123,
It may be possible to use manganese sulfate to melt ice and snow. But ice melting did not appear when I searched for uses of manganese sulfate.
Dissolving a salt in water will lower the freezing point, as explained at this site:
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthings ... 20703a.htm
Manganese sulfate will also lower the freezing point of water. But other compounds (NaCl, CaCl2, etc) may be better options in terms of cost or effectiveness.
I hope this helps. Please post again if you have more questions.
A. Norman