2007-02-05 14:16:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
It because of the discharge of energy (heat) during the boiling. When a liquid starts boiling, its molecules escape the surface of liquid and they carry the additional energy with themselves, so therefore the temperature remains constant and does not increase. This constant temperature is called the boiling point of that liquid .
2007-02-05 14:34:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The temp remains the same because all of the energy that you continue to put into the liquid as it boils is used up converting the liquid into a gas. This is why the boiling point temperature is so well defined, once you hit that level, the temp just stops rising and the liquid starts to evaporate.
2007-02-05 22:20:21 · answer #2 · answered by scotter98 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because when a lquid reaches it's boiling point. it turns from a liquid to a gas ...releasing heat
2007-02-05 22:29:19 · answer #3 · answered by T.O. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋