Connection between increase in pressure and melting point

Bassee · Jun 25, 2015

Hey guys
What's the connection between an increase in pressure and the melting point of ice? Ice contracts as it melts so does an increase in pressure reduce or increase the melting point?

rude man · Jun 25, 2015

Bassee said:

Hey guys
What's the connection between an increase in pressure and the melting point of ice? Ice contracts as it melts so does an increase in pressure reduce or increase the melting point?

Look at a p-T diagram for water, concentrate on the fusion curve.

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