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Why does water boil at a temperature lower than 100oC on Mt Everest?

April 26, 2017boil Everest lower Mt temperature water

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Why does water boil at a temperature lower than 100oC on Mt Everest?

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A. Mt Everest is so high that the air is ‘thin’ (less air pressure). That means that dissolved gas molecules and water molecules can escape more easily into the atmosphere because there is less pressure.