Understanding the Constant Temperature of Phase Transitions

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Tulatalu

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Jan 18, 2015

Why does the temperature of boiling or melting water remain constant?

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DrClaude

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Jan 18, 2015

You mean during the phase transition? Because all additional energy furnished to the system goes to producing the phase transition. A substance requires energy to go from solid to liquid or from liquid to gas. Look up latent heat.

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