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Why Does Water Boil at a Lower Temperature in the Mountain?

Summary by Billiken
Water is a very special substance: it can be found in a solid, liquid and gaseous state under natural conditions on Earth. We see it as ice in glaciers, as liquid in rivers and oceans, and as steam in the atmosphere. At school we often learn that water boils at 100 °C. That is correct, but with an important clarification: it happens at sea level or at a pressure close to 1 atmosphere. When a person climbs a mountain, the pressure of the air decr…
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Water is a very special substance: it can be found in a solid, liquid and gaseous state under natural conditions on Earth. We see it as ice in glaciers, as liquid in rivers and oceans, and as steam in the atmosphere. At school we often learn that water boils at 100 °C. That is correct, but with an important clarification: it happens at sea level or at a pressure close to 1 atmosphere. When a person climbs a mountain, the pressure of the air decr…

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Billiken broke the news on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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