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When the temperature of the water was 10°C the waterweed did not produce bubbles.

Suzi increased the temperature of the water in the water-bath to 20°C. The waterweed started to produce bubbles.
She waited two minutes before starting to count the bubbles.
Explain why she waited for two minutes before she started to count the bubbles.



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User TheJoeIaut
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Step-by-step explanation:

she could waited for the saturated vapour pressure to equal the prevailing atmospheric pressure

ergo boiling to take place seeing as she had gotten the first indication that boiling had started

User Tom Deleu
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she might’ve wanted to wait for the water to reach boiling point to count the bubbles
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