Two pans of water are on different burners of the same stove. One pan of water is boiling vigorously while the other is boiling gently. Compare the temperature of the water in the two pans. (Are the temperatures the same, different, how?)
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Doesn't water boil at a constant temperature, 100C?
the temperature is the same because both of the pans contain water, according to the question I answered correctly
To compare the temperature of the water in the two pans, we need to understand the temperature at which water boils. At sea level, water boils at 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit).
In this scenario, if one pan of water is boiling vigorously while the other is boiling gently, it means that one pan of water has reached its boiling point, while the other pan hasn't reached that temperature yet. The pan with vigorous boiling indicates that its water temperature has reached or exceeded 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit), while the pan with gentle boiling suggests that its water temperature is below the boiling point.
Therefore, the temperatures of the water in the two pans are different. The water in the pan that is boiling vigorously has reached the boiling point, while the water in the other pan has not yet reached that temperature.