Former Republican President Ronald Reagan is widely recognized as one of America's best presidents for economic expansion. But his party's overall economic track record isn't nearly as sterling. Michael Evans/The White House/Getty Images.
Superheated water is liquid water under pressure at temperatures between the usual boiling point, 100 Â°C (212 Â°F) and the critical temperature, 374 Â°C (705 Â°F). It is also known as subcritical water or pressurized hot water..
Quick Answer. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius because, at that temperature, its vapor pressure equals the pressure of the surrounding atmosphere at sea level. The molecules of liquid are moving too energetically for the outside pressure to keep them in the liquid at boiling temperature. Continue Reading.