The temperature of boiling water is 100C or 212F, on a nice day. The temperature of evaporating water in 20C(68F) or 25C(77F). Water molecules are bouncing all around all the time, and some are at a higher temperature than others. Some are really at 100C, and they're boiling out into the room. Others are at 0C, and they're almost ice. So the high temperature ones escape from the surface and get out into the room. The room warms the others up.
You can try this for yourself. Sprinkle a little water on your arm and blow. Your arm feels cold. The "boiling hot" water just left, leaving the colder water molecules on your arm.
2007-06-28 11:29:47
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answered by steve_geo1 7
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The temperature of boiling water is 100degC at STP. Basically the the boiling point is defined as the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the external pressure of a liquid.
If you boil water in an atmosphere where the atmospheric pressure is ~760mmHg the the water will boil at ~100degC. However if you boil water lets say in the rocky mountains where the atmospheric pressure is much lower at high altitudes then water will boil at a lower temperature.
A majority of the time the temperature of evaporation is ~100degC. Evaporation is basically when the molecules of liquid water obtain enough energy, through heating, to turn from a liquid into a gas. However this also depends on the atmospheric pressure. It would depend on what I said above about the atmospheric pressure.
Also if you were to add something to the water such as salt it would actually elevate the boiling point due to the colligative properties of water.
2007-06-28 11:31:31
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answered by scott k 4
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water boils at 212 degrees F or 100 degrees C. At this temp it starts to steam- this is turning it into a gas.
If you add an impurity like salt to the water, the boiling point is raised a few degrees, which makes boiled food- like pasta- cook faster than if the water was 212.
Water mixed with antifreeze has a much higher boiling point.
This is all at sea level, and is slightly different at different elevations.
Water evaporates like the other guy said.
2007-06-28 11:28:32
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answered by Anonymous
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At what pressure? Boiling point of any liquid is a function of the atmospheric pressure....
At 1 atm, it's 100 degrees Celsius (212 F, or 373 K)
At other pressures, use Boyle's law to find out.
2007-06-28 11:24:24
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answered by ? 4
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Water is converted to vapor at the boiling temperature (100 deg C). Water has a measureable vapor pressure at all lower temperatures. As long as the vapor pressure exceeds the partial pressure of water vapor in the air, evaporation will occur.
2007-06-28 11:27:27
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answered by skipper 7
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Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (F) and 0 degrees Celsius (C). It boils at 212 degrees F and 100 degrees C.
The evaporation point depends on the ambient temperature , physical and climatic conditions.
2007-06-28 11:26:00
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answered by The Parthian 3
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Temperature boils at 212F or 100C. The particles get enough energy from the heat to break away from eachother and form a gas. When it forms ice (32F 0C) the particles loose energy and stick together.
Evaporation just occurs when the water gets enough energy from another sorce, pretty much anything around it. the surface water particles break apart to form gas slowly.
2007-06-28 13:01:53
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answered by Mike 2
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assuming natural atmospheric constants are set :
boiling
100C
212F
485.15K (kelvin)
evaporation i am not sure. i would assume before 100C
2007-06-28 11:27:46
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answered by ♣DreamDancer♣ 5
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