Saturday, 4 October 2014

Why does the water in a car radiator sometimes boil explosevly when the radiator cap is removed?

Why does the water in a car radiator sometimes boil explosevly when the radiator cap is removed?
Water under pressure has a higher boiling point, if the water is already hot enough to boil it will suddenly erupt when the cap is removed and pressure relieved.

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