Stacy reads that a 50 : 50 mixture of methanol and water is not only best for keeping a car’s radiator from freezing, but it will also take a higher temperature to make the car’s radiator boil over. Design an experiment to test this finding. You have a hot plate, water, methanol, graduated cylinders to measure volume, several glass beakers, and a thermometer at your disposal.
(Note: Car antifreeze is a mixture of water and another substance, commonly methanol, ethylene glycol, or another low freezing-point liquid.)

Question

Stacy reads that a 50 : 50 mixture of methanol and water is not only best for keeping a car’s radiator from freezing, but it will also take a higher temperature to make the car’s radiator boil over. Design an experiment to test this finding. You have a hot plate, water, methanol, graduated cylinders to measure volume, several glass beakers, and a thermometer at your disposal.
(Note: Car antifreeze is a mixture of water and another substance, commonly methanol, ethylene glycol, or another low freezing-point liquid.)