2006-07-10 13:38:08 · 12 answers · asked by Andy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Its a simple temperature thing. If you have a pot of water that you need to heat to 100 degrees(for the purpose of simple math) The pot of water that is already warm, say 50 degrees is going to get there much faster because it has 'less of a distance to travel' then say a pot of cold water that is only say 15 degrees.
so in conclusion, warm water boils quicker
2006-07-10 13:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by FireMedic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At atmospheric pressure water boils at 100 Celsius. The time it takes to reach that temperature is dependent upon the rate at which heat is added to the water and the temperature at which the water was first heated. Cold water could boil faster time-wise that is if you added more heat to the cold water per unit time than to your warm water sample.
2006-07-10 14:13:06 · answer #2 · answered by j A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put salt in the water that might make it boil faster but no it doesnt because cold water takes longer to warm up then warm water to get to the boiling point
2006-07-10 13:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by Munch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course NOT. Warm water is already at elevated temperature it only needs little energy to increase it temperature to boil while a cold water needs a lot of energy before it boils.
2006-07-10 17:35:59 · answer #4 · answered by dartmadscientist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hot water boils faster, cold water freezes faster. End of story. According to thermodynamics, it has to be this way. Cold water does NOT boild faster, and hot water does NOT freeze faster. Do the math.
2006-07-10 17:13:39 · answer #5 · answered by q2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, how could that be possibly... See, the warm water is in a hgher temperature and it's more close to reach the 100 °C so... it would be first... than cold water cuz cold water is far away from 100°C
2006-07-10 13:42:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
logically this would be seen as a stupid statement. warm water will obviously boil faster than cold water if they are under the same conditions
2006-07-10 13:57:59 · answer #7 · answered by cuckoo meister 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Water boils at 212 degrees F. It stands to reason that since warm water is closer in temp. that it would boil faster.
2006-07-10 13:43:00 · answer #8 · answered by Native Texan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you add salt to it it won't effect the time it will just boil hotter. thinking of thermodynamics cold water is on the slant from solid to liquid and it takes a while more for hot water to build to the same heat level when the burners are cold because it has some time to cool
2006-07-18 08:03:31 · answer #9 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but hot water freezes faster than cold water.
2006-07-10 13:46:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋