沸点

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 沸点, read ふってん, is a noun for the temperature at which a liquid boils.
• Basic usage: It is used when experimenting with or comparing the properties of liquids.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Whose boiling point
  • 水の沸点を測った says the boiling point of water was measured.
  • の specifies the substance being measured.
• An embedded question
  • 沸点がどう違うか embeds the question of how the boiling points differ. The actual act of comparison is expressed by the following 比べた.
• Reading
  • Keep the small っ in ふってん.