29th March 2016 by What's What Team

Fluctuations in the boiling point of water on Mount Everest

The boiling point of water decreases with the reduction of atmospheric pressure. Since the pressure at an altitude of 8,848 m gets highly reduced, the boiling point of water also gets drastically reduced. With every 285 m of elevation, the boiling point decreases by 1 °C. The boiling point of water on Mount Everest (8,848 m) is 71.0°C.

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