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When you boil water, it cannot be kept hot
indefinitely without a heat source. explain why

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Step-by-step explanation:

Water is like an enormous heat sponge. It can soak up a huge amount of energy without changing its temperature very much. This is the reason why after reaching 100° centigrade, water stays at that temperature for a long time, and a lot of energy is required to boil the water and turn it into steam.

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when you remove the source of heat, the water will quickly drop below the threshold. You're right on the knife edge of temperature

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