πŸ’§ Leidenfrost Effect Kitchen Physics πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Π£ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ—Π½ΡΡŒΠΊΠ°
Pan Temperature
Temperature (Β°C)
200 Β°C
Regime
Leidenfrost
Temperature200 Β°C
Droplets0
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Presets
The Leidenfrost point (~220 Β°C for water) is when the surface is so hot that a thin vapour film forms instantly beneath a droplet, insulating it from the pan.

Below this point, droplets spread and evaporate violently (nucleate boiling). Above it, they levitate and can last 10Γ— longer, gliding freely across the surface.
Click on the pan to add droplets Β· Temperature controls evaporation rate and regime