The temperature at which a liquid boils?

Answer 1

Different liquids boil at different temperatures. Water, for example, boils at 100 degrees Celsius, or 373 degrees Kelvin. Substances that are gases at room temperature have very low boiling points.

Answer 2

The temperature of a liquid during boiling is unique for every different liquid as it depends entirely on how much energy is required to break up the intermolecular forces between the molecules of liquid. Substances with weak bonds exist as gases at most temperatures; substances with stronger bonds will be liquids at a wider range of temperatures.

At the interface between a liquid and the air there's a dynamic equilibrium between evaporating liquid and condensing vapor. The pressure of this evaporating liquid produces is called vapor pressure. As temperature rises, the equilibrium shifts in favor of evaporating liquid and the vapor pressure rises.

As a previous answerer wrote: "boiling point is the temperature at which the vapor pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure" because that is the temperature at which the system has sufficient thermal energy to break the bonds between the molecules of liquid and decisively shift the equilibrium towards evaporation. For water this temperature is 100 degrees C.

Answer 3

The temperature at which a liquid boils is the boiling point, which is when vapor pressure is equal to atmospheric preassure. At 760 Hg mm (or 1 atm), water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, or 212 degrees Fahrenheit.

Answer 4

The temperature at which a liquid boils is called its boiling point. This temperature is specific to each liquid and can vary depending on factors like atmospheric pressure.

Answer 5

The boiling point of every substance is different. For water it is 212 oF or 100o C

Answer 6

100 degrees Celsius or 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Hope that is helpful.

Answer 7

The boiling point of every substance is different. For water it is 212 oF or 100o C

Answer 8

it is the boiling point!