Boiling At Mount Everest

Chemistry Level 2

At what temperature does water boil at the top of Mount Everest?

Choose the best option from the list.

21 2 ∘ F 212^\circ F 76.6 6 ∘ F 76.66^\circ F 198.3 9 ∘ F 198.39^\circ F 154. 4 ∘ F 154.4^\circ F 20 2 ∘ F 202^\circ F

Hardik Siloiya by Hardik Siloiya , 19, India

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Hardik Siloiya
Jan 29, 2016

Answer is 6 8 ∘ C 68^\circ C or 154.4 ∘ F 154.4\circ F .

The boiling point of water depends on the pres­sure. On top of Mount Everest, the pressure is about 260 mbar ( 26.39 kPa 26.39 \text{ kPa} ) and the boiling point of water is 6 9 ∘ C 69^\circ C . 155. 2 ∘ F 155.2^\circ F . In con­trast, water can still remain liquid near deep hy­dro­ther­mal vents, even if the tem­per­a­ture is very high.

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Cool question but I think it would be more of a math question if the pressure at Mt everest were given so we can solve it rather than look it up. I didn't know thr 26.39 kPa so I was just making an educated guess knowing that the the pressure would be lower with altitude

John Witter - 5 years, 3 months ago

Is there an equation for calculating this boiling point of water at a given height?

Vijay Simha - 9 months ago
Ozzy Gonzalez
Mar 7, 2016

You look up the answer on Google.

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