Evidence of Energy
December 3, 2008 by claguna
Today students learned how to use some common science equipment to boil water and collect the steam. This process has a name called distillation. I never cease to be amazed at the way the temperature of the water stops at rising at precisely 100°C. We know that energy is still begin added to the water in the test tube, yet the temperature does not increase beyond the boiling point. Where does all that energy go? Let’s see if anyone remembers…
Can you explain where all the added energy goes once the water reaches the boiling point?
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Once the water reaches 100^ the enegry turns in steam.
The steam which is the water in a gas goes through a process called condensation. Condensation is when a gas (steam) turns into a liquid. the liquid will go through the tubing and go into the small test tube and turn into water in the water bath.