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Ordinary water boils at 100°C. Can it be made to boil at 95°C or 105°C.​

User Jin
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The best way is add alcohol .

The common way is that decrease the atmospheric pressure .

This will work as per Boyles law ,and boiling point can be decreased.

but it has few restrictions

  • You can't decrease pressure simply at normal conditions
  • For decreasing pressure you have to go hill tops .

Hence there is a spare way

  • Add alcohol

General alcohols like ethanol,butanol can decrease the boiling point of water

User Psopa
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It can be done. Normally the boiling point of water is 100°C. It will boil at temperature greater than 100°C more quickly. Water can be boiled at 95°C but for that the atmospheric pressure of the water should be decreased which will decrease the boiling point of water.

Concept :

To boil water at 95°C, decrease the atmospheric pressure.

At 105°C, the water will be boiling quickly than normal at 100°C.

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