Question

Water is used as a coolant in automobiles radiators because

Answer 1

Explanation

1. A coolant is a material that is generally used to decrease or maintain the temperature of the system.
2. It may be in liquid form or in gaseous form.
3. A coolant has a property such as high heat capacity, low viscosity, non-toxic, chemically inert, and non corrosive
4. Water has high specific heat capacity, So it can absorb a large amount of heat for every degree rise in temperature.
5. Hence, water is used as coolant in automobiles radiators.