Explain why water has a different boiling point at an elevation of 3000 meters than it does at sea level

This is because the pressure at 3000 meters is lower than at sea level. Therefore, in order for water to change from a liquid to a gaseous state, it requires less energy. Thus, a lower boiling point occurs.

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sebassandin sebassandin · Answer 2 · 2020-04-03T02:08:49+02:00

Answer:

The lower the pressure the lower the temperature, thus, at 3000 m the pressure is lower, therefore the boiling temperature is lower than at 0 m.

Explanation:

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In this case, the boiling point of water at the sea level is about 100 °C whereas at 3000 m is about 89.5 °C since the pressure at higher altitudes is less than the atmospheric pressure. In such a way, considering a directly proportional relationship between pressure and temperature, the higher the pressure the higher temperature (sea level) whereas the lower the pressure the lower the temperature (at 3000 m)

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