How Does Dalton's Law Explain Lower Boiling Temperatures at High Altitudes?

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Dalton's Law explains that the total pressure of a gas mixture equals the sum of its partial pressures, which relates to boiling temperatures at different altitudes. At sea level, water boils at 100°C due to higher atmospheric pressure. As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure decreases, resulting in a lower boiling point for water. This means that water can boil at temperatures below 100°C at higher altitudes, leading to a fresh cup of tea being less hot than at sea level. Consequently, the lower boiling temperature affects the temperature of beverages made with boiling water in high-altitude locations.
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Can anyone explain to me, using Dalton's Law, why a fresh cup of tead made with boiling water is not as hot at higher altitudes as it is at sea level?

I know the law is:

the law that the total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the gases of the mixture.

But how to relate it, I have no idea.
 
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When you heath water, the water pressure augment at the interface between water and air
The boiling point of water vary with the pressure of the atmosphere.
At sea level the boiling point is 100 ˚C where the air pressure is highest.

At higher altitude the pressure of the atmosphere is getting lower,so it make easier to water to boil.
 
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