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Properties Of Sodium Chloride And Calcium Chloride
Property Sodium Chloride Calcium Chloride
Boiling point (°C) 1465 1935
Color colorless white
Melting point (°C) 801 772
Solubility
(g/ 100 g water) 35.6 74.5
To clear ice and snow from slick roads, road crews usually use either calcium chloride or sodium chloride. These two materials were analyzed, and some results are shown in the table. From examining the data, what property of the materials is most likely used to decide which material to put on a slick road?

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boiling point
boiling point

color
color

melting point
melting point

solubility
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solubility

Calcium chloride is much more soluble in water than sodium chloride, so it can produce a stronger brine and lower the freezing point more effectively (useful for melting ice at lower temperatures).