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What would be the tempeture of a pot of water if you continued heated it for 10 minutes after it had already started boiling?

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Assuming it is plain water and had normal air pressure it would stay 100 degrees Celsius having reached its latent heat of vapouristaion the extra energy added into the water in that 10min would go into turning the water into steam. Simplified: it would stay at the same temp

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