Water temperature questions

In summary: When a pot of water is boiling vigorously, some of it is steam and some of it is water. Does that mean the water that is still liquid has not hit boiling temperature yet or does the change over from liquid to steam take a while, even at boiling temperature?In summary, the transition from liquid to solid or from liquid to steam can take a certain amount of time and energy, even at freezing or boiling temperatures. Additionally, the presence of small bubbles in hot water may not necessarily indicate boiling, as they could be gasses coming out of solution.
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1. When a cup of water is in a freezer, for a while, some of it's ice and some of it's liquid.

Does that mean the liquid part has not hit freezing temperature yet or does the changeover from liquid to solid take a while, even at freezing temperature?

2. When a pot of water gets hot enough, small bubbles form.

Is that considered boiling ?

3. When a pot of water is boiling vigorously, some of it is steam and some of it is water.

Does that mean the water that is still liquid has not hit boiling temperature yet or does the change over from liquid to steam take a while, even at boiling temperature?
 
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any small bubble is vapor so its probably boiled. and the transition from water to ice does take a certain amount of energy, so it is likely that the water is below freezing but hasn't solidified yet.

EDIT: when I say that it has probably boiled I am talking about the specific bubble not the whole pot.
 
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neginf said:
1. When a cup of water is in a freezer, for a while, some of it's ice and some of it's liquid.

Does that mean the liquid part has not hit freezing temperature yet or does the changeover from liquid to solid take a while, even at freezing temperature?

Do you know what a latent heat is?
 
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neginf said:
2. When a pot of water gets hot enough, small bubbles form.

Is that considered boiling ?

Not necessarily. The solubility of gasses in water decreases as temperature increases. Therefore, the small bubbles could actually be gasses (e.g. nitrogen, oxygen) coming out of solution rather than water vapor.

For the rest of the questions, you have to consider that your system may not have had enough time to reach equilibrium.
 
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1. The liquid part of the water in the cup has not hit freezing temperature yet. The changeover from liquid to solid takes time because the molecules in the liquid are still moving and need to lose energy in order to form a solid. This process can be affected by factors such as the temperature of the freezer and the composition of the water itself.

2. Yes, the formation of small bubbles is considered boiling. This is because bubbles form when the water reaches its boiling point, which is when the water molecules have enough energy to break free from the liquid and form gas bubbles.

3. The water that is still liquid has not hit boiling temperature yet. The changeover from liquid to steam also takes time because the molecules need to gain enough energy to break free from the liquid and form steam. The vigorous boiling is due to the release of energy as the water molecules transition from liquid to gas.
 

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