Freezing point depression is the decrease in the freezing point of a solvent that occurs when a solute is added to it.
What is solute?
It is typically made of molecules or ions that are smaller than the solvent molecules. When dissolved, the solute particles are spread throughout the solvent, forming a homogenous mixture. Common examples of solutes include sugar, salt, and various acids and bases.
This decrease in the freezing point is due to the dissolution of the solute in the solvent, which reduces the strength of the interactions between the molecules of the solvent and thus lowers the freezing point.
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