Nina Z. answered • 01/09/20
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A liquid boils when its vapor pressure equals the atmospheric pressure. If the vapor pressure is lower than the atmospheric pressure, it means that the thermal energy of molecules is not strong enough for them in the liquid to break free to enter gas phase. Liquid molecules can not form bubbles of vapor within the liquid. Therefore boiling would never occur.
