I'm trying to figure this out!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!?!
How come alcohol does not freeze!?!?!? In my freezer we have this bottle of alcohol thats been in there for like 2 years and it's not freezing!!! Please help!!! I'm really trying to figure this out!!!
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Answers:
Your home freezer does not get cold enough to freeze alcohol!.
The freezing point of alcohol is-between -114 and -0 degrees Celsius
Most alcoholic beverages are not pure alcohol so the temperature range for most beverages will be above the -114 degrees C!. The less alcohol and more water or other liquid the freezing point will be closer to -0 degrees C!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The freezing point of alcohol is-between -114 and -0 degrees Celsius
Most alcoholic beverages are not pure alcohol so the temperature range for most beverages will be above the -114 degrees C!. The less alcohol and more water or other liquid the freezing point will be closer to -0 degrees C!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
These previous answers are partially correct!. The key fact is that the freezing point of ethyl alcohol (the only alcohol we can drink) is -114C!. A regular freezer is at around -18C!.
But, why wouldn't the alcohol stay a liquid while the rest, which is water, freeze!? Shouldn't there be a layer of liquid alcohol above the frozen block of ice!?
That sort of seperation due to freezing, sometimes called freeze distillation, only happens with inhomogeneous mixtures!. Distilled liquor, as well as liqueurs, are homogeneous mixtures!. It's an all or nothing shot basically; either it freezes solid together or it stays a liquid!.
Now, the freezing point of any particular liquor depends on its %ABV!. Only 100% alcohol will freeze at -114C!. And 0% will freeze at 0C!. Between the two points, we can assume a linear relationship (freezing point depression)!. So, at 40% alcohol the freezing point should be -46C!. At 50%, -57C!. At 35% (flavored vodka, rum) it is -40C!. Closer to a wine at 14%, -16C which says that wine freezes in a normal home freezer (in fact, it does!)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
But, why wouldn't the alcohol stay a liquid while the rest, which is water, freeze!? Shouldn't there be a layer of liquid alcohol above the frozen block of ice!?
That sort of seperation due to freezing, sometimes called freeze distillation, only happens with inhomogeneous mixtures!. Distilled liquor, as well as liqueurs, are homogeneous mixtures!. It's an all or nothing shot basically; either it freezes solid together or it stays a liquid!.
Now, the freezing point of any particular liquor depends on its %ABV!. Only 100% alcohol will freeze at -114C!. And 0% will freeze at 0C!. Between the two points, we can assume a linear relationship (freezing point depression)!. So, at 40% alcohol the freezing point should be -46C!. At 50%, -57C!. At 35% (flavored vodka, rum) it is -40C!. Closer to a wine at 14%, -16C which says that wine freezes in a normal home freezer (in fact, it does!)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Every liquid has its own specific heat!. Liquids boil and freeze at different points depending on its chemistry make up!. example, if you boil two pots over the same heat one with plain water and one with salt water the salt water will take longer to boil!. also if you put salt water and regular H2O into the freezer the un-salted water will freeze sooner!. Milk will boiler faster then water etc etc!.!.!.
Alcohols make up allows it to freeze at a lower point then water!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Alcohols make up allows it to freeze at a lower point then water!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
The freezing point of alcohol is so low that you can't do it in a regular freezer!. You would need something as extreme as liquid nitrogen in order to do it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Alcohol only freezes at -114 degrees C (-173 degrees F)!. That is far, far colder than anything your freezer is capable of!. If it's beyond about 30pct by volume, the alcohol is high enough to prevent even successful freeze distillation!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Alcohol has a low freezing point , probably around 40-60 below zero!. Your freezer is only about 10 below at bestWww@FoodAQ@Com
that big of a deal for an absolutely stupid question!. wow!. get a life!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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