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===About Boiling===
: [[Boiling]] is different from [[evaporating]] because:
#During [[evaporation]] only [[particle]]s on the surface can escape the [[liquid]] to form part of a [[gas]]. Whereas when a [[liquid]] is [[boiling]] all of the [[particle]]s have enough [[energy]] to spread apart to make a [[gas]].
#[[Boiling]] happens at the [[Boiling Point|boiling point]]. Whereas [[evaporation]] can happen at [[temperature]]s below the [[Boiling Point|boiling point]] of the [[liquid]].
: [[Boiling]] happens when the [[particle]]s in a [[liquid]] have enough [[energy]] to break [[bond]]s holding them close to one another as they gain [[Potential Energy|potential energy]].
: The [[temperature]] at which a [[substance]] '''boils''' is called its [[Boiling Point|boiling point]].