What causes a tea kettle that has been warmed on the stove to spew out water vapor

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What causes a tea kettle that has been warmed on the stove to spew out water vapor

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When water is heated, the molecules in the water vibrate and some of them escape into the air, thus becoming water vapor, or the gaseous state of water.

Nima Yousefi answered May 1, 2021

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