Also known as: bp.
BP has various meanings in the Physics category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of BP in Physics.
The boiling point is the temperature when a liquid begins to boil and becomes a gas or vapor. It requires the addition of energy for the matter to move from one state to another. OR The temperature at which the pressure exerted by molecules leaving a liquid equals the pressure exerted by the molecules in the air above it. A free-for-all of molecules leaving the liquid then ensues.
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