Gujarati
10-1.Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry
easy

A liquid boils when its vapour pressure equals

A

The atmospheric pressure

B

Pressure of $76.0 \,cm$ column of mercury

C

The critical pressure

D

The dew point of the surroundings

Solution

(a) A liquid gets converted into vapor phase when its vapor pressure becomes equal to the atmospheric pressure.

That's why, a liquid boils faster at high altitude than sea level                              

Standard 11
Physics

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