A fluid at its saturation temperature can exist in two phas-. es: as a liquid or vapor; or as a mixture of both. Liquid and. vapor at its saturation temperature is referred to, respectively, as saturated liquid and saturated vapor. In the case of water, it exists at 212Â°F as liquid water; as a mixture of liquid and. vapor (steam); or as a vapor. Heating Up. A tea kettle provides an excellent example of what happens. when water is heated to its boiling temperature. As water. boils it converts to steam; the temperature of the steam leav-.
NOTE: The 7.65% tax rate is the combined rate for Social Security and Medicare. The Social Security portion (OASDI) is 6.20% on earnings up to the applicable taxable maximum amount (see below).
The rate for Social Security tax, as of 2015, is 12.4 percent of income, of which the employee pays 6.2 percent, and the employer pays 6.2 percent, states the IRS. The wage base limit for Social Security taxes is $118,500. Medicare tax is 2.9 percent of income, split evenly between the employee and employer. However, Medicare has no wage base limit, and employees must pay an extra annual Medicare tax of .9 percent on earnings over $200,000 that employers do not have to match.