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At the higher altitudes the boiling point of water lowers because

A

Atmospheric pressure is low

B

Temperature is low

C

Atmospheric pressure is high

D

None of these

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The boiling occurs at lower temperature if atmospheric pressure is lower than 76 cm Hg.
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