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As we go up the mountains, the boiling point of water decreases. Why?

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The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid and the liquid changes into a vapor. On mountains atmospheric pressure decreases hence bp of water also decreases.

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