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No. At higher pressures the water freezes at lower temperatures i.e. lower than zero Celsius. However, note that this is a very subtle effect; it's nowhere near the same order of magnitude as the change in boiling point with pressure. For ordinary atmospheric pressures, the change will be minute, far less than a degree. To give you some idea: at normal atmospheric pressure, about 101,000 Pa, water freezes at 273.15 K. The triple point of water occurs at a pressure of around 600 Pa ... less than 1/100th as much ... and the freezing point only goes up by 0.01 K. It may also be worth noting that water is somewhat unusual in this regard; most substances freeze at HIGHER temperatures at higher pressures.

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Freezing point is the point at which a liquid turns into a solid What effect can change the freezing point?

Changing the pressure can affect the freezing point of a substance. Generally, an increase in pressure will lower the freezing point, while a decrease in pressure will raise the freezing point. The presence of solutes or impurities in the liquid can also change the freezing point.


Compared to the pure water an aqueous solution of calcium chloride has a?

Higher boiling point and a lower freezing point. These are called colligative properties. When a solute is put into solution with the solvent, there is a change in the vapor pressure, osmotic pressure, elevation of the boiling point, and depression of the freezing point.


What can be said of a boiling point of a liquid?

The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure, causing the liquid to change into a gas. It is a characteristic property of the liquid and can be influenced by factors such as pressure and impurities in the liquid.


What temperature does water freeze in Celsius?

Zero degrees Celsius. The Celsius temperature scale was defined with zero as the freezing point of water, and 100 as the boiling point of water. (That's for pure fresh water at sea-level atmospheric pressure. Adding impurities to the water will change the freezing and boiling temperatures, and different air pressures will change the boiling temperature of water.)


How does the boiling point of a liquid vary with pressure?

Something boils when its vapor pressure equals the atmospheric (barometric) pressure above it. When the two are equal, that defines the boiling point.Therefore, you can either boil something by heating the liquid, and thus raising its vapor pressure (vapor pressure goes up with temperature), or you can boil something by reducing the atmospheric pressure above it until it matches the vapor pressure.See the Related Questions links to the left for more information about how the boiling point of water changes with elevation and atmospheric pressure.

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What are the temperatures for water to change from a liqud to a gas and to a solid?

At standard atmospheric pressure the boiling point of water is 100 0C; the freezing point is at 0 0C.


What are the freezing and boiling points of water on the Fahrenheit scale?

32 freezing, 212 boiling - at sea level. Temps change as air pressure changes.


What can change the boiling point of water?

The boiling point of water can be affected by changes in atmospheric pressure. At higher altitudes where the atmospheric pressure is lower, the boiling point of water is lower. Conversely, at lower altitudes with higher atmospheric pressure, the boiling point of water is higher.


Freezing point is the point at which a liquid turns into a solid What effect can change the freezing point?

Changing the pressure can affect the freezing point of a substance. Generally, an increase in pressure will lower the freezing point, while a decrease in pressure will raise the freezing point. The presence of solutes or impurities in the liquid can also change the freezing point.


When will liquid water change to a vapor?

When it reaches its boiling point. At ordinary atmospheric pressure, this is 100°C


What is the boiling point of fresh water?

There is no specific boiling point of rain water. It may have dissolved some atmospheric gases, which can change its boiling or freezing point. The boiling and freezing point of rain water depends on the content of the dissolved gases.


How could you change the boiling and freezing temperature of water?

If you want to limit yourself to water only, you could change the pressure. That would greatly change the boiling point and slightly change the freezing point. If you don't care about limiting yourself to pure water, you can dissolve a salt or other substance in the water to lower the freezing point and raising the boiling point.


Does the amount of water change the boiling or freezing point of water?

No, the amount of water does not change the boiling or freezing point of water. The boiling point of water is always 100°C (212°F) at sea level, and the freezing point is always 0°C (32°F). The boiling and freezing points are determined by the chemical properties of water, not the amount of water present.


Boiling involves the same change of state as?

It is not. The boiling point of water (at standard pressure) is 100 deg C while the freezing point is 0 deg C. 100 is not the same as 0!


How can you change the boiling point of liquid?

You can change the boiling point of a liquid by adjusting the pressure on the liquid. Increasing the pressure raises the boiling point, while decreasing the pressure lowers it. This is why water boils at a lower temperature at higher altitudes where the atmospheric pressure is lower.


What is the point at which a liquids vapor pressure equals the atmospheric pressure?

This temperature is called the boiling point, and indicates the temperature at which a liquid will assume a gaseous state, given the addition of the heat of vaporization.That is the boiling point.


How does the boiling point in mountains change?

The boiling point of water (or other liquids) depends on the pressure acting on it. As you increase the altitude, the atmospheric pressure decreases and as it does, the boiling point of the liquid decreases. The atmospheric pressure at the summit of Mount Everest is approx one thrid the pressure at sea level and so water boils at approx 71 deg C.