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Q: What word means to heat something just below the boiling point?
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What is it called when something changes from a liquid to a gas?

If it happens below the boiling point it is called evaporation. At the boiling point it is boiling.


Solutes decrease the boiling point of a solvent?

No: the boiling point is increased; see the link below.


Which has the lowest boiling point alcohol oxygen petrol?

Oxygen has the lowest boiling point of these. It is far below the boiling points of the others.


What does boiling point?

Boiling point means the temperature a substances starts to boil or evaporate


Is melting point the same as its boiling point?

No. The boiling point is higher temp. than the melting point. When something is melted, it becomes liquid: when something is boiled, it begins to become vapor.


When using a water bath to determine the boiling point of a substance the substance's boiling point must be what?

Below 100 °C.


Does oxoygen have a boiling point?

"Oxoygen" is not a chemical term. Oxygen does indeed have a boiling point, far below standard temperature.


Can change of state occur below the boiling point of a liquid?

Below boiling point of water, water gets changed from liquid form into vapour form. This is called as vaporization. Thus change of state is possible even below boiling point. An liquid can be changed into solid at its freezing point. This is also a change of state.


What is a Substance with a really low boiling point?

Liquid nitrogen is one whose boiling point is way, way below the freezing point of water.


How can information about the melting point and boiling point of matter help you know its states?

If the temperature is below the melting point, you know it is in the solid state. If the temperature is below the boiling point, and above the melting point, you know it is a liquid. If the temperature is above the boiling point, you know it is a gas, etc. (Note: melting point is the same as freezing point).


What are two scientific terms that describe the conversion of a liquid to a gas or vapor below its boiling point?

The conversion of a liquid to a gas or vapor below its boiling point is called evaporation.


What is superheating and how can a person prevent it?

Superheating means to heat something above its boiling point without the formation of bubbles of vapor (without it actually boiling). It can be prevented by placing something into what you are trying to cook to diffuse its energy.