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What is the boiling point of water?

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Answered Jan 04, 2021

The boiling point of water is 1000C or 2120F. This is only at sea level. The boiling point of a substance or water indicates that there is an increased temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid.

The boiling point of water is very high as it has intermolecular hydrogen bonds between water molecules. For water to reach a certain degree, it must overcome the intermolecular forces and allow the molecules to begin the vapor phase.

When there is an increase in the crackling bubbles and intoxicating steam, it shows that the water is boiling. At altitude, water boils at 93.4 °C (200.1 °F) at 1,905 meters (6,250 ft). When there is a decrease in the boiling point of water, then it shows an increase in altitude.

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Answered Jan 04, 2021

The boiling point of water is 1000C or 2120F. This is only at sea level. The boiling point of a substance or water indicates that there is an increased temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid.

The boiling point of water is very high as it has intermolecular hydrogen bonds between water molecules. For water to reach a certain degree, it must overcome the intermolecular forces and allow the molecules to begin the vapor phase.

When there is an increase in the crackling bubbles and intoxicating steam, it shows that the water is boiling. At altitude, water boils at 93.4 °C (200.1 °F) at 1,905 meters (6,250 ft). When there is a decrease in the boiling point of water, then it shows an increase in altitude.

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Answered Jan 03, 2021

The correct answer to this question is 100°C. If measuring the temperature in Fareinhieght, it would be 212° F. At this point, the vapor pressure equals 760mm. This measurement is the same measurement of the atmospheric pressure at the standard sea level.

When liquid is boiled, the liquid will vaporize in space and it does so until the pressure reaches a value that is not known. This is also called vapor pressure. With the increase in the liquids temperature, the vapor pressure will also increase and the vapor will be seen at the top of the liquid.

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Answered Dec 23, 2020

Two hundred twelve degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius is the boiling point of water. The boiling point of water hangs on the purity of the water. Water that includes impurities, such as salted water, boils at a higher temperature than pure water. This phenomenon is called boiling point elevation. The boiling point of water also hinges on the atmospheric pressure, which alters according to elevation.

The natural boiling point is when the vapor pressure is equal to the standard sea-level atmospheric pressure. The boiling point converts lower as the external pressure decreases; water has a high boiling point because its molecules are attached by hydrogen bonding.

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Answered Dec 22, 2020

The boiling point of water is 100°C or 212° F. Generally, the boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which the vapor pressure is equal to 760 mm (the standard sea-level atmospheric pressure). When boiling a liquid at any temperature, it will begin to vaporize into space until the pressure being produced by the vapor reaches a value known as the vapor pressure.

The value gotten at that point is the vapor pressure of the liquid at that temperature. An increase in the temperature of the liquid causes the vapor pressure to increase. However, at boiling point, the vapor rises to the top of the liquid.

Most times, what determines the boiling point of a liquid is the applied pressure. The boiling point of water at higher altitudes is not the same as 100°C. The reason is that the boiling point of any liquid is lower at higher altitudes.

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Answered Dec 18, 2020

The boiling point of water is 212 degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius, but only at sea level. Water has an extremely high boiling point because of the intermolecular hydrogen bonds between water molecules.

Water must overcome intermolecular forces and allow individual molecules to begin the vapor phase. Loud crackling bubbles and intoxicating steam demonstrate boiling water, and boiling water is ideal for cooking on a stove. The boiling water changes with a shift in barometric pressure.

When the altitude increases, the boiling point of water decreases. The boiling point description means that water is transitioning from a liquid to a gaseous state at a rapid speed. Boiling water depends on impurities in the water and atmospheric pressure.

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