Boiling Point
Definition
The boiling point is defined as the temperature at which a liquid changes into vapor under specific atmospheric pressure conditions.
Analogy
Picture boiling water for pasta. When it reaches its boiling point, it starts producing steam - transitioning from a liquid to a gas.
Related terms
Evaporation: This is the process by which molecules in a liquid state (e.g. water) spontaneously become gaseous state (e.g. steam), usually under the influence of heat.
Vapor Pressure: The pressure exerted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibrium with its condensed phases at a given temperature in a closed system.
Condensation: This is the change of the physical state of matter from gas phase into liquid phase, and is the reverse of evaporation.
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Consider a distillation lab with liquid A and liquid B. If liquid A is collected in the receiving flask, what does this say about the boiling points of liquid A and B?
Which of the following statements correctly identifies why carbon tetrabromide (CBr₄) has a larger boiling point than bromomethane (CH₃Br)?
How can you increase the boiling point of a pure solvent?
The freezing point and boiling point of a solution have what type of relationship?
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