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When the external pressure is 101.3 kPa torr, water will boil at what temperature?
1) 12.8°C
2) 14.5°C
3) 100°C
4) 18°C
3) 100°C
Use Reference Table H. When the vapor pressure of water is 101.3 kPa, the temperature on Table H is 100°C. When the atmospheric pressure above a liquid equals its vapor pressure, the liquid will boil. If the vapor pressure was 50 kPa, water would boil at about 82°C.