Boiling diagram

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="03fd4c00dduajq.png"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Science For All"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="site_map_and_site_search_engine.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Science for all site map"><U>Site map + site search engine</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Changes of state"><U><IMG SRC="15132320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Back to Changes of state</div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0f8a0a03.png"> <div> Boiling diagram</div> <bR> <div> You are visiting the Science For All site</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0f7f4040.png" border=0 width="500" height="4" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="12cf0a90.png" border=0 width="240" height="169" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="2"></FONT>In a liquid, the particles are <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >fairly close</FONT> together. They are free to <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >change places</FONT>. There are <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >some forces</FONT> between the particles. These forces keep most of the particles <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >together </FONT>in the liquid. As the liquid is heated, the particles move <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >faster </FONT>and faster. Eventually they move <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >so fast</FONT> that they <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >break free</FONT> from each other. When this happens, we say the liquid has <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >boiled</FONT>. The <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >vapour </FONT>that is formed is made from the liquid particles flying around at <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >high speeds</FONT> in <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >all directions</FONT>. This is shown in the second diagram. The particles are the <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >same</FONT> as they were in the liquid, they are no bigger or smaller. It is <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >what they are doing</FONT> that <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >changes</FONT>.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="12ebde20.png" border=0 width="189" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>