Archived Finding a lot of answers to water boiling point.

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Water boils at 100°C primarily due to the presence of hydrogen bonds, which play a significant role in its boiling point. The boiling point is also influenced by atmospheric pressure, specifically at 1 atm. Additionally, the electronegativity difference between hydrogen and oxygen contributes to water's unique properties. The definition of the Celsius scale, which assigns 0° to the melting point and 100° to the boiling point of water, is another factor. The discussion highlights that the question of why water boils at this temperature allows for multiple valid answers.
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I had an issue with a professor a while ago. A question was asked, "Why does water boil at 100°C?". What I believe was the targeted answer was something around "Hydrogen bonds."
Hydrogen bonds are a valid answer, I believe also correct enough.
For clarity purposes, I found some more correct answers, which I list below.
I came here to know some more answers, if anyone finds more.
That question is very vague, and allows more proper answers than what it is supposed to be.


2. Some valid solutions
Because Celcius said so.
Because room pressure is 1 atm.
Hydrogen bonds.
Because of the big electronegativity difference between hydrogen and oxygen.
Because it has no strange compound mixed with.
 
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Because it is convention. Because the two points to fix the temperature scale were taken as the melting point of water and the boiling point of water respectively and assigned values of 0° and 100° respectively.
 
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