Why doesn't alcohol freeze when you put it in the freezer?

Question

i never knew why my dads beers never freeze when he put them in the freezer.why doesn't alcohol freeze?

Answer 1

A solution of alcohol in water drops its melting point. A lot of things, in fact, drops the melting point of water when added to it, like salt for example, or ethyl glycol, which is the reason why it's added to radiator water to keep it from freezing.

Answer 2

Beer in a bottle or can can freeze for the most part, but not completely. the freezing point for alcohol is a lot lower than the required 32 for water

Answer 3

Adding alcohol to water lowers its freezing point because the alcohol forms hydrogen bonds with the water. It *will* freeze, but not at the temps some freezers can obtain.

For reference, ethyl alcohol has a freezing point of -117 deg F.

Answer 4

Because the freezing temp for alcohol is lower then what ur freezer can do... also if you leave a beer in the freezer for a long time it will explode due to the carbonation in the drink .... now if you put tequila it will not explode.

Answer 5

Because the freezing point of alcohol is below the temperature of the freezer.

Answer 6

beer contains ethanol, and ethanol has a lower freezing point than water. Even a small amount of alcohol added to water can prevent it from freezing (similar principle for using antifreeze in the car)

Answer 7

the freezen point of Alcohol is like negitive20 degrees. Water is 32 degrees. your freezer only gets to 20 degrees at best.


hope this helps
-david-

Answer 8

beer does freeze, alchol dosn't because it dosn't have water in it.