Share
Blog
Print
Email
BookmarkBoiling is the rapid vaporization of a liquid, which typically occurs when a liquid is heated to a temperature such that its vapor pressure is above that of the surroundings, such as air pressure.
Thus, a liquid may also boil when the pressure of the surrounding atmosphere is sufficiently reduced, such as the use of a vacuum pump or at high altitudes.
For more information about the topic Boiling, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Boiling point — The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which it can change its state from a liquid to a gas throughout the bulk of the liquid. A ... > read more
Superheating — In physics, superheating (sometimes referred to as boiling retardation, boiling delay, or defervescence) is the phenomenon in which a liquid is ... > read more
Supercooling — Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point, without it becoming solid. A liquid below its freezing point will ... > read more
Note: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Boiling at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
