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the pan itself must heat up and transfer heat to the water. Larger pan requires more heat. Different metals for the pan will require a different amount of heat and probably also effects heat transfer by conduction. thru the pan.

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Actually yes it does. The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid and the liquid changes into a vapor. Evaporation is a phenomenon in which molecules located near the liquids edge, not contained by enough liquid pressure escape into the surroundings as a vapor. So if I have a small surface area such as a pot with the same amount of water as a larger surface area such as a pan the water will boil faster in the pan than the pot due to the amount of pressure the water in the pan affects the molecules contained in it.

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The smaller the surface area the quicker it will boil.

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