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Anon questions physics (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] Corno@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Vapor pressure: "Am I a joke to you?"

Jokes aside, the boiling point exists because as the temperature of the water increases, so does its vapor pressure. At the boiling point, the vapor pressure becomes equal to the atmospheric pressure (1 standard atmosphere, or 760 torr). This is the reason why water boils at lower temperatures at higher altitudes!