Does salt accelerate the process of boiling water?

in #science7 years ago

 It  is known that the addition of salt to water actually enhances the point  or increase the boiling point of water a few degrees, but even with a  higher boiling point, we find that salt water boils faster than pure  water because of salt water, salt water has less heat capacity than pure  water , Meaning that they do not take too much energy to increase the boiling point of boiling water as with pure water heating.

Adding  salt to a bowl of water on the burner increases the boiling point of  the water and makes it boil faster but the difference is negligible. It  really does not make much difference if you add 1 teaspoon (less than 3  grams) of salt to a liter (34 ounces) Of the water), the boiling time will be a few seconds. In order to  boil, the steam pressure should be equal to the atmospheric pressure,  which in part explains why the water is boiling at a lower temperature  on top of Everest than at sea level.

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Let's  imagine a pot of water on a burning stove at sea level. When salt is  added, the salt makes it difficult for the water molecules to escape  from the container and enter the gas stage. This is what happens when we  boil water. Salt water gives a point to boiling water. Top.

But  there is more than one answer, since the thermal capacity and the  amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance  consisting of 1 ° C is usually less in salt water than it is for  freshwater, which means that salt water is not resistant to change in  temperature as it is fresh water , In other words, less heat is required to increase salt water temperature by 1 ° C.

The  temperature of the salt water gets hotter faster than the pure water,  but the changes in the story exist if you do not have the same amount of  water. If you fill a pot with less water and more salt, then let's  imagine two containers, 100  g (2.5 oz) of water, while the B bowl contains 80 g (2.8 oz) of water  and 20 g (0.7 oz) of salt, here we find the number 1 container of 100 g  of water has high heat capacity ,  Which means that it requires a large amount of energy to achieve the  boiling water, in contrast, find the vessel No. 2, which has the salt  has Ghalia , Dissolved Valomlah have the ability to make less than pure water temperature.

Moreover, pot number 2 has only 80 g of water, meaning it has less  water to heat the pot and twenty percent of salt water heats nearly 25  percent faster than pure water and wins the race speed to boiling point.

So,  pot 2 boils faster than the other container because it has less water  and more salt, and most people do not cook with salted water, but what  you do not know is that too much salt will make a big difference in  boiling water and reducing water time To boil

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I really like your short and informative posts, mars9. Keep it coming :)

Nice one never really knew does it, but i always pour a spoon of salt into the water if i am cooking something.

Yeah I knew about the salt water. I use it for my pasta, it also gives it more flavor. Sea Salt is the best in my opinion. Thanks for the post

Interesting. Never knew this. Thanks for posting!

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i love how altitude can be calculated by the boiling point of water

It's right. And the boiling of water depends on the atmospheric pressure. If you climb Mount Everest, then the water will boil about 70-80 degrees Celsius.

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