Why not 50 or 9000? Why does it have to be 100C?
because thats an inherent property of water under our atmosphere pressure
>>7717980
Why is it an inherent property?
>>7717980
bzzz wrong.
because that is the completely arbitrary number in degrees celsius assigned to the physical temperature at which water boils at sea level, more or less.
>>7717987
will add that the only unit that isnt arbitary is Kelvin, but only at 0 K. The energy of 1 K is simply chosen to match up with celsius for convenience, which again is a completely arbitrary system of measure.
absolute zero is the only physically defined point of temperature that is totally independent of any extenuating factors.
It was defined that way because of the metric system. They wanted 100 degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water. The modern definition is a little different, but that's the history.
The Fahrenheit system is based similarly on the freezing point of a specific concentration of brine whose temperature is easy to control.
>>7717999
what about plank temperature?
>>7717965
do some research, we decided it that way, when the celcius scale was create, it was decided: freezing water=0°C, boiling water=100°C
>>7718041
planck temperature is not a physically defined point, it is simply the point at which our current theories stop giving sensible answers. you could go beyond the planck temperature just fine, we just would be very confused. its not a limit like absolute zero
>>7718059
I was an absolute zero once.
It was really cool.
>>7718062
Nooooo
>>7717999
Celcius is actually freezing at 0 and boiling at 100, its less arbitrary than measurements of length
sciencecücks btfo
Report frogposters.
>why
Kill you're selfs
>>7717965
why does a solution of brine made from equal parts of ice and salt freeze at zero degrees Fahrenheit?
>>7717983
Relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO0r930Sn_8
>>7718391
Everyone who even has a basic understanding of the metric system knows that this quote is compelety retarded.
>>7718437
Richard Feyman's wife: "WHY did you not take the trash out yet?!" Richard proceeds to go on a long tirade about electromagnetic forces, gravity, string theory etc. until the wife sighs in despair and takes out the garbage herself. Again.
Because that's what humanity decided to call it.
Also because of specific heat index and how heat affects the behaviors of atoms and molecules.
>>7717965
I was under the impression that water boils at different temperatures based on altitude
>>7717965
because the measurements are completely arbitrary, they just used water as a baseline to make the system easier to understand.
that's the same reason why water freezes at 0C.
>>7717965
Because your mom is so hot
>>7718447
That's the joke
It also freezes at zero. Because God made water special.
>>7718146
>>7718388
mad your religion isnt true anymore?
>>7717965
Because the metric system was created around the concept of water falling into the tens. density of water is 1 etc. Everything else measurement is based relative to water.
We could have made it 50 but then the math wouldnt be as nice.
>>7717965
Intermolecular interactions. That just so happens to be the point at which it becomes more favorable to enter the gas phase to be in the liquid phase. The molecules have enough energy to stop sticking to other molecules and fly away. It's like if you asked why vallies are lower than hills and why balls roll down them.
>>7717965
That is the temperature of which the molecules are needed to achieve a certain energy level to move about, at sea level.
As altitude increases, the energy level needed to excite the molecules decreases, and thus temperature needed to boil water falls below 100 degrees Celsius.
>>7717965
Numbers don't exist, but the property of water does
