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How hot would it need to be to boil the oceans?

all at once from the bottom up? 3,000 degrees?

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    The salt would raise the boiling point by at least 5C, so I would say you would need a minimum of 110C (230F) evenly over the ocean floor. Applying this constantly should eventually achieve a boil, even in the deepest trenches. Although this might take years, possibly decades.

    On the other hand 70% of volcanic eruptions take place in the oceans and lava is 700-1200C (1,292 to 2,192 °F).

    I would say you would need at least 100 times that just to bring it to a reasonable boil in a reasonable amount of time (amount of time it takes to boil water on a stove). So about 70,000-120,000C (129,200 - 219,200F). This would have to be applied evenly throughout.

    If you want it in less than one second, you would probably have to go a lot hotter.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Well the boiling point of water is 100*c however you are asking of sea water, which contains salt. Salt raises the boiling point. The salt content varies from place to place. So tbh around 115*c. If you ask about instatly boiling the water, you will need enough infra red (heat) for alot of water. That would be a VERY LARGE number indeed.

  • 8 years ago

    456 C

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Hot

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  • 8 years ago

    50 degrees?

  • 8 years ago

    probably 3 times more.. OVER 9000!!

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    212. might take a while though

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