What temperature is the boiling point of milk?
Milk is a compound liquid which contains fat in emulsion form, protein in colloidal state and lactose as true solution and the boiling point of milk is 100.5°C.
The boiling point of milk is higher than the boiling point of water because of a phenomenon called boiling point elevation. Whenever a nonvolatile chemical is dissolved in a liquid, the increased number of particles in the liquid causes it to boil at a higher temperature. You can think of milk as water that contains salts, sugars, fats, and other molecules.
Just as salt water boils at a slightly higher temperature than pure water, milk boils at a slightly higher temperature, too. It's not a huge temperature difference, though, so expect milk to boil about as quickly as water.
The boiling point of milk is close to the boiling point of water, which is 100 degrees C, or 212 degrees F at sea level, but milk contains additional molecules, so its boiling point is slightly higher. However, it’s only a fraction of a degree off, so the boiling point is very close to that of water.
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