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Compare the boiling points at low and high altitudes?

2006-12-10 07:14:43 · 2 answers · asked by Mega 1 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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A liquid will boil when its vapor pressure equals the pressure above the liquid. At a given temperature, a liquid's vapor pressure is constant.
If one wants to make a liquid boil at a lower temperature, one must lower the pressure above the liquid.

At higher altitudes, the air pressure is generally lower. At sea level, the pressure is usually about 1 atm (atmosphere), and at this pressure pure water boils at 100 degrees C. If one goes up into the mountains where the air pressure is lower, water will boil at a lower temperature than 100 degrees.

2006-12-10 07:19:28 · answer #1 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 0 0

Pressure acting on the fluid decreases at high altitudes as air density decreases. Accordingly, the boiling point should also decrease.

2006-12-10 15:16:35 · answer #2 · answered by DJL2 3 · 0 0

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