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Statement given below is incorrect. Write the correct statement:

At boiling point, the substance occurs into both solid and liquid state.


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Explanation for the correct statement:

Boiling point:

  • A liquid's boiling point is the temperature at which its vapor pressure(inside the liquid) is equal to that of the gas(immediate surrounding of the liquid) above it.
  • This is the point of temperature, at which both liquid and gaseous phase exists at equilibrium.

Therefore, the correct statement is- At boiling point, the substance occurs into both liquid and gas state.


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