Question

Can water be made to boil in a paper cup without the paper being burnt. This is because ___________.

• A. temperature of water does not change during boiling.
• B. ignition temperature of paper is higher than the boiling point of water
• C. high latent heat of vaporization of water
• D. All the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All the above

The paper cup in which water is placed is having ignition temperature higher than the boiling point of water, and water have high latent heat of vaporization. This is also possible that temperature provided to water does not exceed its boiling point. Hence, water can boil in paper cup without burning the cup.