Does water boil at 220 degrees?

Answer 1

Water does boil at 212º Fahrenheit (100º Celsius) at the PRESSURE AT SEA LEVEL! The lower the pressure (higher altitude) the lower the boiling point of water. Or, if the pressure is manipulated, you can boil water at room temperature in a vacuum (lower pressure) using a bell jar and vacuum pump. As most cooks know, if water has a salt (say table salt) dissolved in it, it will slightly lower the boiling point of water at the same pressure/temperature conditions.

Answer 2

At sea level pressure, no. Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 100 degrees Celsius. However, boiling point depends on pressure. At higher pressure, water will boil at 220 degrees on either scale, though it would need to be higher to achieve such a boiling point in Celsius.

Answer 3

No. Water only boils at 100 deg C at sea level. Its boiling point depends on air pressure. Other substances boil at different temperatures.

Answer 4

Yes, super-heated water can be made to boil at 212 degrees Celsius. However, it would normally boil at 100 deg C.

Answer 5

Pure water does, at sea level. So we can say that "some" substances (well, "one" anyway) boil at 212F. Helium boils at a far lower temperature, so we can say that not "all" substances do.

Answer 6

Not at all. That's the boiling point for some standard pressure. The boiling point varies quite a lot, depending on the pressure.

Answer 7

No, water boils at 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit) at sea level. The boiling point of water can vary depending on factors such as altitude and atmospheric pressure.