Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhat's the wrongest thing a teacher ever told you?message-squaremessage-square199fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down17
arrow-up1100arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the wrongest thing a teacher ever told you?Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square199fedilink
minus-squarelunarul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago That means that the gas above the boiling water is colder than the boiling water itself. But if it’s colder then it’s not steam. It’s air mixed with water vapor. Steam is by definition hotter than boiling water.
But if it’s colder then it’s not steam. It’s air mixed with water vapor. Steam is by definition hotter than boiling water.