Carmen is heating some water and trying to measure the temperature of water using a Celsius thermometer. Which measurement can she expect once the water begins to boil?

At standard atmospheric pressure, water boils at 100°C. So once Carmen’s water begins boiling, her Celsius thermometer should read 100°C. The 212-degree value is the boiling point on the Fahrenheit scale, not Celsius.

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