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Adding salt to water will make it take longer for the water to boil. You should wait until the water is already boiling to add salt.

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How much pressure does it take to make water boil?

At 760 mmm col. Hg pure water boil at 100 0C.


Do you put salt in water when boiling eggs?

Adding salt to water when you boil foods is for the purpose of flavor only. I don't add salt to water when boiling foods. That began because of a low sodium diet but now if salt is added to the water the food tastes too salty to me. If you add salt or how much salt you add is a personal choice for your taste preference.


Does milk cool faster than water?

No, milk does not cool faster than water. The rate at which a liquid cools primarily depends on its thermal conductivity, density, and specific heat capacity. Water has a higher specific heat capacity than milk, meaning it can absorb and retain more heat, which can make it cool slower than milk.


How can you make a liquid boil without applying heat?

A quick way to make a liquid boil without heating it is to place a container of the liquid in a vacuum chamber and start pumping out the air. Seawater is distilled with a big help from the reduction of pressure on it. That way it doesn't have to be heated so much to cause it to change to steam. Modern naval ships have water desalination facilities on board that rely in part of the idea of reduction of pressure to lower the boiling point of the water. It's faster and more energy efficient.


Does water temperature effect how long it takes to boil?

Air pressure and moisture in the air can affect the length of time it takes for something to start boiling. But the affect would not be very high I must say, this is an interesting question. I do not believe that weather affects how long water takes to boil unless you are outside. I am not a physics professor, however.

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How much pressure does it take to make water boil?

At 760 mmm col. Hg pure water boil at 100 0C.


What is happening to make the steam above the cup of tea on a cold windowsill?

Boil it how much you can boil.


How much heat on to boil Fahrenheit?

For water, 212 F


Do you put salt in water when boiling eggs?

Adding salt to water when you boil foods is for the purpose of flavor only. I don't add salt to water when boiling foods. That began because of a low sodium diet but now if salt is added to the water the food tastes too salty to me. If you add salt or how much salt you add is a personal choice for your taste preference.