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The temperature decreases the higher you go.

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Q: What happens to the boiling point of water at altitudes above sea level?
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What happens to the boiling point of a substance when you go higher above sea level?

The boiling point of water will decrease. At high altitudes, air pressure is lower, so it is easier for the water molecules to "escape" into the air as gas molecules.


What happens to the boiling point of water at altitudes above sea level xy?

Answer:The boiling point of water at sea level is 100oC (212oF). Water boils when the pressure of the vapor is equal to the surrounding pressure. Since atmospheric pressure is reduced at higher altitudes it takes less energy (and therefore less heat) to boil water. So to put it simply the higher your altitude the lower the boiling point.


What happens to boiling point above sea level?

As you go above sea level, the atmospheric pressure decreases, and so the boiling point also decreases to below 100ºC.


When does liquid water turn to gas?

At sea level, liquid water boils and becomes a gas at 212º F, or 100º C. Due to lower surrounding pressure it has a lower boiling point at higher altitudes (ex. boiling point is 202º F in Denver, CO, about 5,000ft. above sea level), and a higher boiling point at lower altitudes.


What happens to the oxygen level at high altitudes?

the oxygen level decreases


Why does pasta take longer to cook in boiling water at elevations high above sea level?

The boiling point of any liquid is dependent upon the pressure of the atmosphere above the liquid therefore water boils at a lower temperature at higher altitudes. Because of this, the pasta takes longer to cook in the cooler boiling water.


Which city in the India located above the sea level at highest altitudes?

ladakh


What happens to oxygen level at high altitudes?

The oxygen level remains about the same, but the density of the air is reduced.


As you go to higher elevations above sea level the boiling point of water?

as you go higher above sea level, pressure decreases. Due to the decrease in pressure, the temperature needed for water to boil is less than it is than it would be at sea level. Thus, it would take less heat energy for the bonds to break and become a gas than it would in an environment with more pressure.


Why a fresh cup of tea made with boiling water is not as hot at higher altitudes as it is at sea level?

Because, water boils at lower temperatures at higher altitudes, because there is less air pressure pushing down on the liquid to prevent it from boiling and be released into the air.


What is the melting point of water at sea level and what happens to this point at altitudes above sea level?

i think you mean what is the melting point of ice as water cant melt. the melting point of ice at sea level is 100 degres celsius


How do you think boiling of water will change on sea level as compared to boiling water on a mountain top?

I think that the temperature required to boil water is lower at high altitudes (where the atmospheric pressure is lower) than at sea level.