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What happens to the pressure and boiling point when there is an increase in altitude?
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∙ 13y ago
The atmospheric pressure decreases and so does the boiling point. Water boils when it has enough energy to produce vapour anywhere within the liquid.
On top of Mt Everest water boils before it reaches 70 ºC. Mountaineers cannot have a hot drink because at ~65 ºC cools too much and does not warm up the mountaineers. To make the water boil at a higher temperature, a pressure cooker must be used. This increases the pressure and, therefore, the boiling point of the liquid.
so, theoretically, on a high mountain you cannot boil an egg because the water will never get to the egg's hardening point.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoANSWER
The temp decreases..ie. water "boils" at a lower temp the higher you go. So when you reach the top of the mountain and you are starving, you get out the little stove to boil water. The vacuumed packed shaved beef directions say "boil for 30 mins. then serve hot". IT WILL NOT BE HOT! It may still be frozen. If you are up really high, read "boil 3 hours or untl hot!!
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∙ 10y agoIt's the other way around. A decrease in pressure is often caused by a decrease in altitude. When pressure is lower, boiling point also lowers as individual molecules can vaporize more freely.
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∙ 9y agoWhen there is an increase in altitude, the pressure for the boiling point is lower. A decrease in pressure causes a lowering of the boiling point.
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∙ 13y agoThat was wrong, air pressure decreases, and the temperature also decreases.
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∙ 12y agobecause its lower pressure at higher altitudes because there is less air so the water molecules are farther apart which makes it boil at lower temps
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∙ 12y agoAn increase in altitue leads to a lower pressure which results in a lower boiling point.
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∙ 11y agoThe boiling point increase also.
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It gets colder
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What happens to air pressure's rate of change as altitude increases?
The rate of change of air pressure as a function of increasing altitude decreases with increasing altitude.
What happens to the temperature increase the number of particles what happens to the pressure?
Increasing the temperature the number of particles remain constant and the pressure increase.
What happens to pressure as altitude increased?
As altitude increases (i.e. when you get higher) pressure falls off inversely; a change near the higher reaches will not have as much of a pressure differential as the same distance change lower down.
Why boiling point is increased with the increase of external pressure?
A definition of boiling point is when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the ambient atmospheric pressure, thusly if you increase the pressure the vapor pressure must also increase and to do this you have to increase the temperature. Shinolaman
What happens if I increase the pressure to solid water?
If you put pressure on ice it will melt.
What happens to atmospheric pressure as altitude increase?
This would actually be a simple answer: Pressure decreases. Simply because of the fact that as altitude increases, the less air there is on top of you, and the lower the pressure would be.
When boiler pressure increases what happens to the boiling point of water?
The boiling point of water is dependent on environmental factors and the presence of solutes. In this case the pressure of the system on the water serves to increase the boiling point of water. The higher pressures increase boiling points while lowering pressure decreases it.
What happens to the altitude and boiling point as the pressure is increased?
As altitude increases, pressure decreases, so boiling point decreases, so the liquid would boil at a lower temperature and would not be able to get as hot and remain a liquid. As pressure is increased, boiling point increases, meaning the liquid could get hotter than normal and remain a liquid.PV=nRT - pressure x volume = the number of moles x constant x temperature
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If performed correctly, your altitude should increase.
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What happens to your plane's altitude if you perform a chandelle?
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What happens to your plane's altitude if you perform a chandell?
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What happens to air pressure's rate of change as altitude increases?
The rate of change of air pressure as a function of increasing altitude decreases with increasing altitude.
What happens with altitude relative to pessure?
as altitude rises less there is less atmospheric pressure
What happens to air pressure as you go to altitude?
It drecrease
What happens to the temperature in the mesosphere?
the temperature decreases as you increase in altitude.
