why does boiling water in a large pot on a stove have a temperature of 100C even if it has been boiling for one hour

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At 100C the water becomes a gas. So at normal pressure water can't be above 100C

Merin Nakarmi answered May 18, 2017

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The temperature of a liquid is always the temperature of the gas above it.

Sly Gryphon answered May 22, 2017

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