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What does freezing point mean?

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Noun
  1. (physics) The temperature at which a liquid freezes, and the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium; normally the same as the melting point.
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Drink lots of water when you play, at least four or five cups, but make sure it's closer to room temperature than the freezing point.
Salt when dissolved in water lowers the freezing point and raises the boiling point.
Using the same logic, you may be able to see that the salt will lower the freezing point as well.
Your equation will relate the freezing point of the salt-water to the amount of salt in the solution.
At temperatures below the freezing point of a substance, the transition between solid and liquid phases does not generally occur.
Pressure from the miles-thick ice actually reduces the freezing point to 30 degrees Fahrenheit.

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