Imagine you fill an insulated cup almost full with chopped orcrushed ice, and measure the temperature after a minute or two,once it’s all come to thermal equilibrium. Since this ice is frozenwater, the temperature should be at 0°C or not more than a coupleof degrees below. Then, imagine you add a bunch of salt and stir itaround.
What do you think the lowest temperature you can attain will be?Why? What happens to the amount of liquid present if you keepstirring and adding salt? How can we understand this phenomenon interms of thermal and bond energy systems?
Develop an explanation for the changes you would observe in thisphysical system (decrease in temperature and change of phase) interms of the Energy-Interaction Model. Preview the document
