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During electrical generation, water is boiled to turn the generator. It is possible to add a substance to water to decrease the boiling point? Is there anything done to the water to increase the efficiency of the power plant? Would it help to increase efficiency by reducing the boiling point of water or use another liquid with boiling point much lower than water to replace water? I had thought about using some low boiling point liquid like alcohol but I think they are too dangerous to be used in the power plant. They can explode easily due to the high temperature in the power plant.
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