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On the top of a mountain, water boils at
ChemistryStates of MatterAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2015
Options:
  • A high temperature
  • B same temperature
  • C high pressure
  • D low temperature
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The correct answer is: low temperature
As we go higher in altitude, the atmospheric pressure decreases. We know that, $\mathrm{P} \propto \mathrm{T}$. This results in decreasing the boiling point at higher altitude.

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