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The temperature at which water vapourises into steam is called-


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Heat of vaporization:

  1. The energy needed to change a specific quantity of a substance from the liquid state to the gaseous state at a certain pressure is known as the heat of vaporisation.
  2. At 100°C, water vaporisation heat is 540 cal/g.

Water:

  1. Boiling point refers to the temperature at which water vaporises into steam.
  2. The hydrogen bonds involving the water molecules begin to dissolve as the water reaches its boiling point.
  3. Water changes from a liquid to a gas when it reaches the temperature required for vaporisation.

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