How Does An Ebulliator Allow For Superheating?

[Hexon]

There's a question in MCAT 3 which asks what the effects of the ebulliator will have on an experiment and basically the answer was that it would allow for superheating and prevent hasty vaporisation via the air bubbles disturbing the 'surface tension'

My question is how does this work?

Could someone please explain to me the nitty gritty details on how this work and how it relaters to vapour pressure?

Thanks guys

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[MedPR]

There's a question in MCAT 3 which asks what the effects of the ebulliator will have on an experiment and basically the answer was that it would allow for superheating and prevent hasty vaporisation via the air bubbles disturbing the 'surface tension'

My question is how does this work?

Could someone please explain to me the nitty gritty details on how this work and how it relaters to vapour pressure?

Thanks guys

Be sure to include "AAMC 3" in your titles whenever you are asking about an AAMC specific question.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_chip

 

[ipodtouch]

You have it backwards.

Ebulliator PREVENTS superheating. In the same way a boiling chip does.