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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · States of Matter

On the top of a mountain, water boils at

  1. A high temperature
  2. B same temperature
  3. C high pressure
  4. D low temperature
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(D) low temperature

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As we go higher in altitude, the atmospheric pressure decreases. We know that, \(\mathrm{P} \propto \mathrm{T}\). This results in decreasing the boiling point at higher altitude.