alleryAt lower surrounding pressure, a liquid's boiling point becomes:
ASignificantly lower
BSignificantly higher
CCompletely constant
DUnpredictably varied
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Significantly lower
When the surrounding atmospheric pressure decreases, the boiling point becomes lower.
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