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    What would be boiling point at the top of mount Everest,??

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    309.13 degrees Fahrenheit 


    Are you planning on climbing Mt. Everett and having coffee at the top? 

    hector5559

    no,lol,but i was told that boiling point alters with atmopheise
    Colleen

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    It does. :)
    Jack Large

    The boiling point is LOWER, not higher!

    Think of a Presure Cooker, to get the idea, WBMS
    hector5559

    I think you are right Jack,so much for aKa,
    Colleen

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    Maybe you should try a better question and answer site :)
    I got my answer from the internet.
    hector5559

    No but always double cheak your infomation,
    Colleen

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    HA! Hahahahaha!!!! Should I bring you the Google page again so you can google your own answers?? This person had it all worked out in a formula. I don't do math. Find your own answers if you have an issue with the ones you get here. You use this site for free. Complain when you start paying. I've run out of patience for your silly game playing here.
    You are just taking Jack's word. I see no actual temp in his answer anywhere.

    Here is another site with the same answer, double check it.
    Based on an elevation of 8848 meters to the top of Mount Everest and an average barometric pressure of 300 mb at that altitude, the boiling point of water would be:

    309.13 degrees Farenheit
    Source(s):
    1. http://www.nepalvista.com/travel/efacts.…

    2. http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/Jare…

    3. http://www.thermoworks.com/software/bpca… Edit this comment Delete comment
    Jack Large

    Basic laws of physics, the lower the pressure the lower the boiling point of water. The higher the pressure the higher the boiling boiling.

    Ask the folks in Colorado, and they will will tell you it take much longer to boil their eggs ;-)

    ROMOS

    The boiling point decreases 1 degree Fahrenheit every 500 feet in elevation.

    You can use the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, listed below, to get the exact boiling point


    The boiling point of water goes up or down for every "Atmosphere" of 14..9, PSI and since the atmospheric pressure on the everest is lower. The exact calculation boils down to using the  Clausius-Clapeyron equation to find out at what temperature the vapor pressure of water equals the atmospheric pressure.


    Thus at a point below sea level it goes up, as it does in a closed vessel.





    ln (P/P°) =
    DeltaH
    R
    <font size="6">(</font>
    1

    -
    1
    T
    <font size="6">)</font>



    where P is the vapor pressure, P° is a vapor pressure at a known temperature T°, DeltaH is an enthalpy of vaporization if the substance is a liquid or an enthalpy of sublimation if it's a solid, R is the ideal gas law constant, and T is the temperature (in kelvins).


    Have fun! WBMS


     

    hector5559

    I will get busy with my calculator,thanks,{phew,}and does 14.9 psi =1bar??
    Jack Large

    Yes 14.9 is one Bar, meaning Barometric pressure.

    the mount everest is in nepal



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