Question

While determining the boiling point of water, teacher suggested to add some pumice storm pieces to the hard glass test tube containing water, This was done to?

Answer 1

Answer:

To avoid the bumping of the boiling liquid.

Explanation:

While determining the boiling point of water, teacher suggested to add some pumice storm pieces to the hard glass test tube containing water. This is done because when the water in the test tube boils, the temperature of the liquid increases. The energy of increased temperature is given in form of bubbles. But increasing more temperature the water of the tube may explode out. Thus stones of pumice stone are added to the test tube to give more surface area to the bubbles and thus save the test tube water from exploding out.