Boiling Time and Temperature

by: Page Keeley, Francis Eberle, and Joyce Tugel

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the characteristic property of boiling point. The probe is used to find out whether students recognize that the temperature of a boiling liquid stays constant no matter how long heat is applied.

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