Can you boil water up a moutain?!
Can you boil water up a moutain?
Answers:
The answer is yes, the boiling point is lower at altitude than it is at the bottom of the mountain. Quoting from the website cited below...
"The temperature of boiling water at sea level is 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius.
The atmosphere of air surrounding the earth creates a pressure against us and all objects on earth. This pressure at sea level is one atmosphere, (14.696 pounds per square inch (psi)), or if measured in mercury - 760mm (approx. 30 inches of mercury) in a column. It is the density of the atmosphere, or air, that causes the pressure.
As you increase altitude, the density of the air becomes thinner, and this thinner or less dense air then exerts LESS pressure. So, the higher the altitude the less dense the air and pressure decreases, until in space - no air, no density, no pressure.
Now, to boil water requires energy, this energy is in the form of heat and may have been produced by gas flame, electrical, solar, burning wood etc. As the water molecules are heated, the energy of the water molecules is increased, and they will vibrate or become more agitated, until finally the water molecules will break loose from the surrounding liquid water and rise up as steam. The water will also move quite violently due to the expanding dissolved gases that are contained in the water - hence the bubbles seen moving rapidly to the top of the boiling water.
So, you have introduced energy into the water to such a point that the bonding energy between the water molecules has exceeded the bonding threshold, and they have broken away and coalesced into steam."
Source(s):
http://www.chemistry.co.nz/cooking_altit...
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Yes it is actually easier to boil water because it will boil at a lower temp.
If you want to boil it to make tea coffee etc, then depending on the altitude you might need a pressure boiler...
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ya betta try it your self
You can boil water, but it will not be as hot as boiling water down at 'ground level'. The lower air presssure allows the water to boil earlier. At 10,000 ft, boiling water is only about 90C.