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Uses of alcohols
Concepts tested here
- Antifreeze
All Questions
2012 AIPMT-MAINS 1 question
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Which of the following compounds can be used as antifreeze in automobile radiators?Ethylene glycol ($HOCH_2CH_2OH$) is miscible with water and lowers its freezing point considerably (depression of freezing point).
It also has a high boiling point, so it does not evaporate from the radiator. So glycol is used as antifreeze.