Products such as antifreeze are composed of organic compounds that are classified as <em>alcohols</em>. (a)
Maybe those other classes of chemicals also lower the freezing temperature of water, just like alcohol does. I don't know. But alcohol is what's used to make anti-freeze. I'm guessing alcohol must be cheaper, less toxic, and less corrosive inside the engines' cooling systems than any of that other stuff is.
The inner and outer surfaces of a 0.5-cm thick 2-m by 2-m window glass in winter are 10°C and 3°C, respectively. If the thermal conductivity of the glass
