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Water can be heated above its boiling point without boiling. what is this process called?

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When water is heated above its boiling point without boiling, the process is called Superheating.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is possible to heat a liquid beyond its boiling point yet the liquid will not boil. Superheating is can be carried out by heating a homogeneous substance such as very clean, uncontaminated water in a clean container, free of nucleation sites, while taking care not to disturb the liquid.

Lately, it has also been confirmed that superheating does occur in impure substances also.

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The process of heating water above its boiling point without it boiling and it remaining liquid is called superheating. It is heated under pressure and can be heated to temperatures of 374 degrees Celsius.
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