What is the effect of an increase in pressure on the boiling point of a liquid?

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Higher pressure causes a liquid's boiling point to rise.
Reduce the force lower a liquid's boiling point.

The reason is:
Any liquid begins to gain energy during heating as the molecules begin to move.
In essence, when a liquid reaches its boiling point, the molecules on its surface attempt to jump into the atmosphere using their energy. However, the molecules are under pressure from the atmosphere above the liquid surface. When the molecules gain enough energy to oppose the external pressure they start jumping into the atmosphere.
The boiling point of a liquid increases with increase in pressure. Since a liquid vaporises when molecules move faster and farther apart but while increasing pressure, you are applying an external force to hold molecules closer to each other.

What is the effect of an increase in pressure on the boiling point of a liquid?

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