Pick out the wrong statement about nucleate boiling ?

A. The temperature is less than that of film boiling

B. Bubble generation is by expansion of entrapped gas/vapour at small cavities in the surface

C. Heat transfer from the surface of the liquid is less than that in film boiling

D. Surface temperature is greater than the saturation temperature of the liquid

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