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If you boil metals passing their boiling point...will it evaporate?
If i post this in a wrong section..im sorry and thanks in advance :)
If i post this in a wrong section..im sorry and thanks in advance :)
Owh thanks and anything other than mercury?A.T. said:Yes. Mercury vapor for example is quite unhealthy. But was used in lamps:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-vapor_lamp
One need not heat metals past their boiling point in order to get evaporation. You get evaporation at any temperature, though the rate may be extremely low. Boiling point is simply the temperature at which the resulting pressure of metal vapor is equal to ambient atmospheric pressure.saranya_sarah said:If you boil metals passing their boiling point...will it evaporate?
If i post this in a wrong section..im sorry and thanks in advance :)
Yes, all metals have the potential to evaporate under the right conditions. However, some metals have a very high boiling point, making it extremely difficult for them to evaporate at normal temperatures.
The boiling point of metals varies depending on the type of metal. Some metals have a very low boiling point, such as zinc which boils at 907°C, while others have a very high boiling point, such as tungsten which boils at 5,555°C.
The boiling point is the temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas. The higher the boiling point of a metal, the more heat is required to reach that temperature, making it harder for the metal to evaporate. This means that metals with a higher boiling point will generally take longer to evaporate compared to those with a lower boiling point.
Yes, metals can evaporate at room temperature, but only if they have a low enough boiling point. For example, mercury has a boiling point of -38.8°C, so it can evaporate even at room temperature. However, most metals with a higher boiling point will not evaporate at room temperature.
The evaporation of metals can affect their properties in various ways. For example, when a metal evaporates, it loses some of its mass, making it lighter. This can also change its physical properties, such as its strength and conductivity. Additionally, the evaporation of metals can also affect their chemical properties as it changes the number of atoms present, which can impact their reactivity and chemical reactions.