Question

Water ( boil ) at 100 ° C
use the correct tense

Answer 1

Like the simple present tense(with a 3rd person subject) can refer to general truths or to the qualities of things; would can sometimes refer to the past.

Water will boil at 100°C It won't boil at under 100°C


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Answer 2

The answer is 'boils.'

Water boils at 100° C.

• The sentence belongs to the exercise on the correct usage of tenses. The statement is a universal truth. Hence, it takes a simple present tense.

• The simple present tense is used to present an action taking place in the present time. It can also be used to indicate any action that takes place daily.

• The simple present tense is also used to show universal truths.