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Baking soda and vinegar volcano to melt sidewalk snow?
Sodium Acetate is a biodegradable de-icer that is safe for plants and animals, it's also used as a sealant to protect concrete. It is sprayed on streets and planes in a 97% solution but is not marketed for sidewalks and driveways as it tends to produce a slush with oatmeal like texture. It works to about -18 Celsius while rock salt only works to about -6.6 Celsius. Mixing baking soda and vinegar produces sodium acetate and CO2 but household vinegar is mostly water so you get about a 10% sodium acetate solution. For science hot ice experiments, we boil down the solution to get higher concentrations but I was wondering if anyone has used the 10% solution as a sidewalk de-icer?
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- Stretch (Alvah)Lv 48 years agoFavorite Answer
Mix three parts white vinegar and one part water in a spray bottle. Spray this Ice and Frost Prevention Spray solution on your car windows and walking path before you go in at night to prevent ice buildup.
The Ice and frost prevention spray sprayed on the walking path the night before helps prevent the ice from sticking. The snow shovel supposedly could easily remove the snow and ice so you don't have to fight the ice chunks on the walkway.
Get rid of existing ice: Mix one part water to two parts 70 percent isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle for a homemade de-icing spray. Spray your iced-over windows with the solution and the ice will peel right off.
- Anonymous5 years ago
diet coke and cool mint mentos
