kiehumislämpötilan

Kiehumislämpötila is the Finnish term for boiling point. It refers to the temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas or vapor at a given pressure. At the boiling point, the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the surrounding atmospheric pressure, allowing bubbles of vapor to form within the liquid and rise to the surface. The boiling point of a substance is a characteristic physical property and can be used to identify it. It is important to note that the boiling point is dependent on pressure. For example, water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure (1 atmosphere), but at a lower temperature at higher altitudes where the atmospheric pressure is reduced. Conversely, the boiling point increases under higher pressure. Impurities in a liquid can also affect its boiling point, often causing it to boil at a slightly higher temperature than the pure substance, a phenomenon known as boiling point elevation.