When heat is supplied by a burner to boiling water, then the temperature of the water during vaporization:

rises slowly.

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rises rapidly

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first rises and then becomes constant.

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does not rise at all.

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Solution

The correct option is D
does not rise at all.

Explanation for correct answer:
When the water reaches its boiling point the temperature remains constant because the heat provided is now used by the particles to gain their kinetic energy to change into vapor more rapidly.
Hence, option D) is the correct answer.

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