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Bizarre boiling

Bizarre boiling

What would boiling water look like in space? Find out in this NASA article.

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast07sep_2.htm
Saturated vapour pressure and boiling point

Saturated vapour pressure and boiling point

Uses kinetic theory to explain the boiling point of water and how it can vary.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/Kinetic/vappre.html
Salt and the boiling point of water

Salt and the boiling point of water

Find out how adding salt to water affects the temperature at which it boils and why.

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http://van.physics.uiuc.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1447
Boiling water using ice video

Boiling water using ice video

In this video, see how you can bring water to the boil using ice to reduce air pressure.

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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zzVtbvVS2lQ
Boiling point

Boiling point

A simple description of what boiling points are, and how they vary according to pressure.

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http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch14/melting.php#boil
Boiling Point

Boiling Point

The boiling point is defined as the temperature at which the saturated vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the surrounding atmospheric pressure.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/vappre.html#c4
Supercooling water and snap freezing

Supercooling water and snap freezing

Can water remain liquid below its normal freezing point? If it does, that water is supercool(-ed). This project shows you a method for supercooling water.

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http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Phys_p033.shtml
Heavy Water Production

Heavy Water Production

Information on heavy water, used for nuclear weapons. Heavy water, or D2O, is water in which both hydrogen atoms have been replaced with deuterium, the isotope of hydrogen containing one proton and ...

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http://www.fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/heavy.htm
Hot Water Freezing?

Hot Water Freezing?

A brief discussion (with a slightly disbelieving tone) of why hot water freezes faster than cold water. Links to a related section on the Mpemba Effect.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/freezhot.html#c1
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