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Question
A sample of water under study was found to boil at 102°C at normal temperature and pressure. Is the water pure? Will this water freeze at 0°C? Comment.
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Solution
The sample of water boils at a higher temperature which shows that water is not pure. Due to impurities present in it water boils at a higher temperature. This water will freeze below 0°C.
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