You are in a mountain range with atmospheric air pressure of 520 mmHg, and you wish to boil some eggs. What is the approximate boiling point of the water at this air pressure?

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Use ln(p1/p1) = dHvap/R (1/T1-1/T2)
p1 = 522
p2 = 760
T1 = ?
T2 = 273.15
dHvap = 40,650