When pure water is heated at 1 atmospheric pressure at sea level, the temperature of the water does not rise beyond 100oC

      

When pure water is heated at 1 atmospheric pressure at sea level, the temperature of the water does not rise beyond 100oC, even with continued heating. Explain this observation

  

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John
The water is undergoing a change of state. The heat supplied is used in breaking the inter particle forces between molecules of water.
johnmulu answered the question on February 15, 2017 at 07:08


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