It is the weekend and the time most parties happen. The guests have started arriving when you realise that the six packs of beer are just sitting on the kitchen counter. You forgot to chill it. But not to worry, a little chemistry may just save the day.
[Image Credits]Pixabay
The Salt-to-Ice Trick
The "magic" works much the same way the salt help in breaking down the ice on the driveways; the freezing point of water reduces due to the addition of salt.
How does it help freeze my beer?
A little analogy is what we need here. Imagine that water is a middle-school dance floor.
The students may partner up, but that won't be desirable at room temperature (upbeat music). Instead, the dancers would whiz past each other in the mood of the song.
But when the song enters the slow tempo ( temperature drops), the dancers may move in, partner up and embrace.
The "embrace" of water molecules results in the formation of crystalline which is known as ice.
Salt, here, is that stern killjoy chaperones who we all hate in high school. They just enter the dance floor and keep each dancer from embracing. They just stand between you and your partner with their stern eyes forever destroying any hopes of an embrace.
Therefore the formation of ice is not something that will happen. The salt on the sidewalks reduces the water's freezing temperature from 0-degree Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit up to a temperature which is lower than the ambient air temperature- viola, there is no ice formation.
Confused?
Oh, yes! The ice can reverse freezing, how is it going to help my six pack as my guests need something cold?
That is true; you have been paying attention. The salt will lower the temperature at which the water freezes, that makes the runoff to be below 32 degrees (freezing temperature) but will remain a liquid.
All you want is an icy liquid to get that your six-pack cold isn't it?
Solid eyes only provide few points of contact to your beer bottles. The melted cold water then surrounds your bottles of beer. Recall water is an excellent conductor with great thermal conductivity. It will draw the heat away from your beer leaving you with that cold beer and maintaining your hero status in the eyes of your friends.
Go and be that hero.
Got any hero-making adventure of science? Let's hear it in the comment below.
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This is really interesting... I'm curious, can it work with chilling packaged water?
Yes, it would work in chilling anything :)
I am definitely trying this out at the next opportunity!
Is this your own version of the #beer challenge?
I wish :).
Better next time
Wow...@greenrun you blew my mind with this post. Keep the juice flowing please
My birthday is forth coming and think the knowledge gathering from this post would be helpful
Happy birthday in advance. Thank you.
Interesting this is a complete chemistry, or may I say a chemical reaction between two reactants to produce a product . And the product has to be that chilled beer.. I never taught about this before, I will experiment on this to see how it does. Nice post @greenrun
When you do, let me know of the outcome.
Wow! I'm gonna be a hero in my kitchen when I serve chilled bottles of coke with this new found formula. And I love your sense of humor;
Thanks for this.
You know how it goes :)
Wow! 😮 salt reduces water freezing temperature 😮
Oh yes.
This is operation sharp sharp. No delay.
We live in an age where we want things done, done very fast :)
Am guessing this would only be good for a short term fast result but it would not be a good idea if you want to keep the drink cold for a long time (for instance to be use a little later) as the liquid icy water would gain heat faster than ice blocks. Is that so?
The idea here is to quickly get your groove on. Not a long term fix by any chance. Thanks for reading.
Interestingly Amazing...definately gon try this out! Good one
Be sure to share the result.
You just increased my IQ... Perhaps I could show off to my friends with this beer & salt ish someday
I'd love to know how it goes :)
Awww!!!
Party hard
This is very appreciated, will go so far in party planning
Go and be that life of the party
Show them even the nerds are fun :)
That's cool @greenrun. Science application is never ending.👍
Life and science are in it for the long haul.
Salt reduces the freezing temperature of water. I have just heard this at first hand here. I never knew about this trick. Thank Goodness for Steemit at least the little NEPA light can at least make my freezer cold.
You'd need ice for the trick :)
Another special one from the special man himself @greenrun. Knowledge is power they say, thanks for sharing this piece.
Thank you.
Shortcuts in science are always mind boggling. Good to know that their is a quickie to getting a bottle of beer chilled for the stomach-sake....lolz.
Meanwhile, i'm still wondering why of all the drinks you could have chosen for image representation, you chose to pick a Heineken for your illustrative image. Are you indirectly disclosing your brand @greenrun?
I'm only doing the party lovers some favour. At least the people wouldn't say that chemistry is no longer fun. Would they? Lol.
enjoy the weekend ;o))
That's cool :D
Wait, i still dont get
Is it the addition of salt to ice?
Will cool the beer faster right?
Oh yeah, that's the idea.
Ohk...
Thanks💪
Wow, this is supercool @greenrun. I surely must give it a try.
Amazing beer isnt it,cant find this type of beer in our country.You are having a great time.
Chilled Beer,Thats intresting,need much more .Thanks a lot for sharing.
i knew this trick and its work awesomely :D