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What is the significance of boiling point?


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Step 1: Definition: The process in which a liquid substance changes into gas rapidly on heating is known as boiling point.

Step 2: Significance of boiling point: 1)The boiling point of the liquids helps to compare the magnitude or strength of the inter-particle forces
of attraction present in them. 2)When the forces of attraction are greater, the boiling point of the liquid will be more. 3) From boiling point of liquid we can find out liquid is volatile or non volatile. 4)The low boiling liquids are called volatile liquids. These are significance of boiling point.


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