Boiling water
Boiling water is water heated until it changes rapidly from liquid to steam at standard atmospheric pressure.
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100 °C
Also 212 °F
Temperature · defined reference
A little perspective
Boiling water is 70.24 K warmer than Gallium melting plateau at standard pressure.
Gallium melting plateau at standard pressure: This is the temperature at which pure gallium changes from solid to liquid under normal atmospheric pressure.
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Boiling water
Fresh water at approximately one standard atmosphere. Altitude and pressure change the boiling point.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked temperature is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Gallium melting plateau at standard pressure
Gallium melts at about 302.9146 K (29.7646 °C) near standard pressure. Purity and pressure affect a realised plateau.
The marked equilibrium melting temperature near 101 kpa is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why we use 100 °C
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Fresh water at approximately one standard atmosphere. Altitude and pressure change the boiling point.
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Recorded properties
Boiling water dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 °C | Not recorded | defined reference |
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