Consider the following statements regarding nucleate boiling (i) The temperature of the surface is greater than the saturation temperature of the liquid (ii) Bubbles are created by the expansion of entrapped gas oil vapor at small cavities in the surface (iii) The temperature is greater than that in film boiling (iv) The heat transfer from the surface to the liquid is greater than that in the film boiling Which of these statements are correct?

Correct Answer: i, ii and iv
The temperature must be less than that in film boiling.