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Increase in pressure .......... the boiling point of water.

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increases
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decreases
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doesnt change
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cant say
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Solution

The correct option is A increases
Answer is A
Since a liquid vaporises when molecules moves faster and farther apart but while increasing pressure, you are applying an external force o hold molecules closer to each other. Hence, molecules will require more energy to overcome this resistance thus this increases boiling point of liquid

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