Does rock salt effect ice? Rock salt effects the boiling and freezing point of ice. Salt has always helped the roads when it is icy in the winter, but a new idea for the roads may be the use of beet juice. In group A with the little bit of ice and water, that we continued to stir, the temperature decreased from 2°C to .5°C in five minutes. In group B, 10 grams of rock salt was added to the ice water and stirred. The temperature of the mixture decreased from -1°C to -6°C in five minutes. After this process, we placed the mixture on a hot plate and continued to stir and record the temperature every 30 seconds. The temperature began to quickly increase and as soon as seven minutes passed the temperature increased to 95°C, which then began
