Question

critical thinking
5 making inferences imagine that bubbles begin to form in a sample of liquid, but the temperature did not change. what must have happened to cause this change?

Explanation:

When bubbles form in a liquid without a temperature change, it implies a change in pressure. According to the principles of phase change in liquids (related to the boiling point concept), a decrease in external pressure can lower the boiling point of the liquid. At a lower pressure, the liquid can reach its boiling point (where vaporization occurs and bubbles form) at the same temperature as before the pressure change.

Answer:

The external pressure on the liquid must have decreased.