Difference between revisions of "Boiling point"
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The temperature at which a specific [[substance]] [[boiling|boils]]. This occurs when the [[Vapor Pressure]] is equal to the [[atmospheric pressure]]. At [[sea level]], the [[atmospheric pressure]] on [[Earth]] equals 1.00 [[atm]] (760 mm Hg). | The temperature at which a specific [[substance]] [[boiling|boils]]. This occurs when the [[Vapor Pressure]] is equal to the [[atmospheric pressure]]. At [[sea level]], the [[atmospheric pressure]] on [[Earth]] equals 1.00 [[atm]] (760 mm Hg). | ||
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Revision as of 20:06, July 13, 2007
The temperature at which a specific substance boils. This occurs when the Vapor Pressure is equal to the atmospheric pressure. At sea level, the atmospheric pressure on Earth equals 1.00 atm (760 mm Hg).