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Reason for formation of bubbles at boiling point [duplicate]
As I understand it, boiling takes place when the saturated vapour pressure equals to the atmospheric pressure.
But, why does the vapour pressure need to be equal to the atmospheric pressure for ...
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Is this the right conclusion for a thought experiment?
In this thought experiment, let’s consider the surrounding to be air that is composed of entirely water vapor (no other species like $\ce{O2}$ and $\ce{N2}$ are present). The surrounding is infinitely ...
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