Why doesn't vodka freeze in the freezer?!


Question: Alcohol will freeze, but only at extremely low temperatures. Water’s freezing point is 0 degrees Celcius, but the freezing point of ethanol (the alcohol you’re talking about) is -114 degrees Celsius. Ultra-low temperature freezers (which are the coldest you can buy) have temperatures between -50 and -90 degrees Celcius. Your freezer at home most likely has temperatures around -10 degrees Celcius. All these temperatures are too warm for pure alcohol to freeze. That’s why you can put alcohol in your freezer and it won’t freeze.


Answers: Alcohol will freeze, but only at extremely low temperatures. Water’s freezing point is 0 degrees Celcius, but the freezing point of ethanol (the alcohol you’re talking about) is -114 degrees Celsius. Ultra-low temperature freezers (which are the coldest you can buy) have temperatures between -50 and -90 degrees Celcius. Your freezer at home most likely has temperatures around -10 degrees Celcius. All these temperatures are too warm for pure alcohol to freeze. That’s why you can put alcohol in your freezer and it won’t freeze.

Alcohol, lol!

Seriously, alcohol doesn't freeze until -114 degrees celcius.

High alcohol content prevents freezing.

MAYBE BECAUSE OF SO MUCH % ALCOHOL

i agree with all, but it all depends on the proof of the alcohol . grain 99% alcohol won't freeze at same temp as lower %s of your faviorte beverage. cheers!

oh....may be yr freezer doesn't work propery.

Because, unless your freezer runs off of liquid Nitrogen, it doesn't get cold enough to freeze vodka (unless it's the cheap watered down stuff).

It behaves like an anti-freeze.





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