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What is the boiling point of salty ocean water?

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Answer: approximately 105.7°C

Explanation:

Seawater of 35 psu has a specific heat of 0.932 compared with 1.000 for pure water. Pure water freezes at 0 °C and boils at 100 °C (212 °F) under normal pressure conditions. When salt is added, the freezing point is lowered and the boiling point is raised. Therefore, we can tell that salt increases the boiling temperature, but not by very much. If you add 3 grams of salt to 100 grams (or mL) of water, instead of boiling at 100° C, it'll boil at 100.5° C.

And I'm not sure about the ocean water because the expected range is too wide and various, so maybe I guess the boiling point of salty ocean water would be about 105.7°C?

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