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At boiling point of liquids, its
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- Temperature increases
- Atmospheric pressure increases
- Temperature remains constant
- Vapour pressure decreases
- Temperature increases
Correct Option: C
An interesting property of matter is that its temperature remains constant during a phase change, assuming its surrounding pressure is constant. A liquid changes into gaseous state at a constant temperature called its boiling point. For example, when water is converted into vapors (gaseous state) at 100°C and so 100°C is its boiling point. The temperature remains constant at 100°C. The temperature of water increases only after all the water is evaporated. Likewise, once the temperature of a liquid is lowered to its freezing point, the temperature does not decrease until all the liquid has changed its phase to become a solid.