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The key is that "evaporation is a cooling process". Boiling water molecules use a small amount of energy to make the jump from a boiling pot into the atmosphere. That small amount of energy used reduces the molecule's average kinetic energy (another term for temperature). When you come out of a pool or a shower, you feel so much colder than when you were in the water. That's because air currents are causing the water to jump off your skin. As the water jumps into the atmosphere, you feel the subtle drop in temperature.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt's more effective. Condensing water vapor at the boiling point to liquid water at the boiling point releases over 5 times more heat energy than cooling liquid water from the boiling point all the way to the freezing point. (See answer below if you were talking about cooking.) ---- When you boil food, a lot of the nutrients leech out into the cooking water. Assuming you drain the food before you eat it, you lose those nutrients. When you steam food, most of the nutritional value of the food remains. There's also a difference in texture when you steam rather than boil, but that's really up to personal preference.
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∙ 10y agoBoiling water is at 212 degrees F (100C), while steam can be far hotter than that.
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Why is there steam above the hot water?
There's steam because the water is hotter than the air above.
What does scalding mean?
To burn with hot liquid or steam, to treat with boiling water, to criticize harshly
A what is hot water and steam that erupts from the ground?
geysers
What is steaming?
Steam is hot vapor water that turns invisible after expanding. Steam is also a game distributor/library on your computer. When we boiled water, water get vaporized and they produces steam.
Is cold water to hot water a chemical reaction?
Heating is a chemical phenomenon.
Do steam heating systems use more water than hot water systems?
no because its not the water your using its the steam from the water
What has the author Thos E McNeill written?
Thos. E. McNeill has written: 'Steam and hot water fitters' text book' -- subject(s): Hot-water heating, Plumbing, Steam-heating
Which type of central heating system is used when heating many buildings from a central location?
a hot water or steam boiler
What is the difference between water heater and calorifier?
The water heater has an electric heating element that is responsible to make the water hot if submerged to water. While the Calorifier is composed of steam coil where the steam from boiler passes through, is responsible to make the water hot if it get contact to the steam coil.
What has the author Martin L Greenwald written?
Martin L. Greenwald has written: 'Residential energy systems and climate control technology' -- subject(s): Dwellings, Heating and ventilation, Air conditioning 'Graphic communications' -- subject(s): Printing, Graphic arts 'Residential hot water and steam heating' -- subject(s): Hot-water heating, Heating and ventilation, Steam-heating, Dwellings
Which type of heating system is often used to heat many buildings from a central location?
a hot water or steam boiler
Can you run your cantral heating if the water into the house is temprarly cut off?
I assume you have steam or hot water heat? The heating system is a closed system and shouldn't be affected by the main water being shut off.
What happens to liquid water when it is heated?
When water is heated it begins to vaporize into the air as steam. If the water is allowed to boil for a while, it will totally evaporate into the air.
What constitutes the heating surface of steam boiler?
The heating surface of a boiler is all the surfaces that have boiler water on one side and hot gases of combustion on the other. The surface in contact with the water is the surface that is measured.
Another name for a hot water heating system is a?
Hot water baseboard heating is called a Hydronic heating system.
What are the uses of boiler?
To generate steam to drive turbines to generate electricity, Steam used for air conditioning systems, heating ,hot water ,process applications, driving steam engines , boilers to run ships using super heated steam, auto clave's, portable heat /hot water for buildings. smaller boilers to generate power to run cars
Is the system in the flowchart a hot water system or a steam heating system?
Provide a flowchart, since your question contains insufficient information
