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Adding salt to water raises its boiling point because it increases the boiling point elevation. The presence of salt disrupts the formation of water vapor bubbles, requiring a higher temperature for the liquid to boil. This is a colligative property, meaning it depends on the number of particles dissolved in the water rather than the identity of the solute.

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How does pollutants affect the boling point of water?

no effect


Will the temperature go higher or lower if you add salt to the water?

Adding salt to water will lower the freezing point and raise the boiling point of the water, but it will not directly affect the temperature at which the water is heated or cooled.


What is boling water?

boling water is hot steam comes out of the pot you,if you touch it it well hurt


What happens when you dd salt to warter when boling?

Adding any nonvolatile solute to water will lower the freezing point and raise the boiling point .... but not by very much. There is a myth that adding a bit of salt (NaCl) will raise the boiling point and cause to food to cook faster. The problem is that the small amount of salt added to boiling water by the average cook will have a negligible effect on the boiling point of the water. So why is salt added to boiling water? To make whatever is cooking in the water a bit salty. As for what happens.... Water boils when its vapor pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure. Adding salt decreases the vapor pressure of the resulting solution, which means that more energy is needed to force the solution to boil, and the boiling point is elevated. Boiling point elevation is a colligative property and depends on the total number of particles in solution. The increase in boiling point, DT, can be calculated ... DT = iKm ... where i is the van't Hoff factor, and indicator of how many particles come from a formula unit of solute. K is a constant. The boiling point elevation constant for water is 0.512 C/m. The symbol "m" stands for molality, a way of expressing concentration in moles of solute per kilogram of solvent.


Does adding a solute to a solvent raise the boiling point?

Yes, adding a solute to a solvent raises the boiling point of the solution. This is known as boiling point elevation and occurs because the presence of solute particles interferes with the solvent's ability to escape as vapor, requiring higher temperatures to achieve boiling.

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Will salt water boil at a higher temperature than non salty water?

Yes. Adding salt to water elevates the boling point and depresses the freezing point


The boling point of salt water?

That all depends on how much salt is in the water. Adding salt to water lowers the boiling point, but the degree to which it's lowered depends on the concentration of salt. More salt, lower boiling point.


How does pollutants affect the boling point of water?

no effect


What is the boling point for water on the celsius scale?

100 degrees


This is a naive question and I would like to know if adding heavy metals to water will raise the boiling point of water?

no


Would oil alter the boling point of water?

Oil is not soluble in water; the boiling point remain unchanged.


What are used to identify substances?

odour,melting/boling point,solubility in water,sooty or non- sooty flame on combusion,sodium fusion test,colour on adding KMnO4..


How many Celsius are between the freezing point and boling point of water?

The difference is 100 oC.


How does adding salt to water affect the temperature?

It does not affect the temperature of the water, but solutes raise the boiling point and lower the freezing point.


Is the boling point of water 32 degrees celsius?

The boiling point of pure water, at standard pressure, is at 100 0C.


What is the boling point of water degree in foreigne heat?

212 degrees Fahrenheit


Does adding more heat to a bowl of water raise the boiling point?

No, the boiling point of the pure water remain constant at 100 0C, of course at standard pressure.