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hey,
I just got out of Chemestry class and this was on my mind. The teacher was explaining how when a solute is added to a solvent to form a solution, as long as the solute is not ionized(which basicly means it woun't evaporate, I think) then the freezing point of that solution will go down. He used antifreeze ina car as an example. However, he went on to say that this also causes the bioling point to go up, so in the summer higher coolant temperatures can be reached without boiling over. I always thought that pure water provided better heat transfer and did a better job of keeping the engine cool. Wouldn't I want to lower the water temp. as much as possible, thereby increasinf performance and efficience rather that make the water harder to boil and equally harder to get rid of the engines heat?
Just wondering
Paul
I just got out of Chemestry class and this was on my mind. The teacher was explaining how when a solute is added to a solvent to form a solution, as long as the solute is not ionized(which basicly means it woun't evaporate, I think) then the freezing point of that solution will go down. He used antifreeze ina car as an example. However, he went on to say that this also causes the bioling point to go up, so in the summer higher coolant temperatures can be reached without boiling over. I always thought that pure water provided better heat transfer and did a better job of keeping the engine cool. Wouldn't I want to lower the water temp. as much as possible, thereby increasinf performance and efficience rather that make the water harder to boil and equally harder to get rid of the engines heat?
Just wondering
Paul