Hydrothermal vents are openings in the ocean floor that discharge very hot water. Water emerging at nearly

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Hydrothermal vents are openings in the ocean floor that discharge very hot water. Water emerging at nearly 280°C from one such vent off the Oregon coast, some 2400 m beneath the surface, is not boiling? Provide an explanation.
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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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