0
Adding a nonvolatile solute like antifreeze to the radiator of a car blank the concetration blank the freezing point?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
increases, and lowers
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How does antifreeze keep the water in your radiator from freezing and overheating?
It changes the freezing and boiling point.
What prevents cars from freezing?
The antifreeze in the radiator stops it seizing
How does antifreeze keep the water in your radiator from freezing?
Most antifreeze has a chemical that freezes at a very lower temp than plain water.
Which facts about the use of antifreeze illustrates a rule that governs the physical world?
Antifreeze keeps water from freezing when it is cold out. The antifreeze liquid lowers the freezing point of the water. Even when freezing (to a slurry) it does not form solid ice that can rupture the radiator. The antifreeze combines the water to form a liquid with a lower freezing point than water alone.
What is the freezing point of radiator fluid that is 50 percent antifreeze by mass?
I believe a 50 / 50 mixture of antifreeze and water freezes at - 34 degrees Fahrenheit
Can check engine light go on w low antifreeze?
Doubtful !... The antifreeze is added to the radiator - to keep the water above freezing point. There is no way of the engine knowing how much antifreeze is circulating.
Where do you add the antifreeze?
During Winter or whenever it is cold to lower the freezing point of the water in your car radiator. :] F
Why do you put antifreeze in the radiator of your car?
they do this to lower the freezing temp of the water so then it wouldd have to drop below 0 degrees.
What are the four that antifreeze does when added to the cooling system?
Antifreeze:prevents cooling water from freezing through lowering the freezing pointelevates the boiling point of the coolantallows higher heat conductionreduce radiator metal corrosion
Can running out of antifreeze ruin an engine?
antifreeze does two things. It keeps the water in the radiator from freezing in the winter, and helps prevent if from boiling over and evaporating in the summer. You can run your vehicle with water alone in moderate temperatures and it will do the job. But, if you mean by "running out of antifreeze" you mean there is no liquid in the radiator, then yes, your vehicle can overheat and ruin the engine.
Do you put water in the radiator to help keep cool in an 1990 Acura Integra?
A 50/50 mixture of water and coolant/antifreeze is highly recommended to avoid freezing and/or rusting within the radiator.
How antifreeze stops car radiator from freezing?
Antifreeze contains chemicals which have a much lower freeze temperature than just water. That resists freezing when the vehicle is not being operated. During operation, when coolant cycles through the system, heat from the engine is transferred to the coolant... this heats up the coolant... that heat is then exchanged to the air which blows through the radiator fins.
