Can water reach a hotter temperature than 212 degrees?
Answer:
The boiling point varies with pressure, in fact the boiling point is defined as the point where vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure. Thus water can still retain its liquid structure at 212 degrees if it is heated under higher pressure.
Yes. Increase the pressure and the boiling point will rise.
Yes... it's called superheating. It sometimes happens when microwaving water; the water reaches temperatures highter than 212 degrees F, yet does not boil. However, a slight disturbance will cause it to boil instantly.
Yes if you increase the pressure it will get hotter. If you really wanted to, boil some water on top of a mountain and you will see the temperature get ~ 50 degrees hotter.
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