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When a liquid boils, the temperature has been raised to such a pitch that the evaporating molecules are sufficient in number and speed to lift off the air from the surface of the liquid and push it back en masse.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Henry Bragg
  • DescriptionBritish scientist
  • BornJuly 2, 1862
  • DiedMarch 12, 1942
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPhysicist; Chemist; Lacrosse Player
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society; Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Copley Medal; Nobel Prize In Physics