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What is the boiling point of water at an elevation of 1.55×104 ft ?

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The computation for this problem is:
(1.55x10^4 / 1.0x10^3) x 19.8 mm Hg
= 15.5 x 19.88 mm Hg
= 308.14 mm Hg decrease
= 308.14 x 0.05 C = 15.407 deg C
deduct this amount to 100
100 – 15.407 = 84.593 C
ANSWER: 85 deg C (rounded to 2 significant figures)
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