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Q: Explain in terms of particles what happens when steam condenses on a cold mirror?
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What is it called when a mirror fogs up?

Actually, everything fogs up. You just can see it better on the mirror. When you take a hot shower, it produces steam and this steam will rise in the room and then cool off and descend to the ground. As it moves, it sticks to all solid surfaces, the walls, cieling, the sink, the toilet, etc., leaving a layer of moisture on everything. Its just more evident on the mirror or a window.


How will you show that your breath contians moisture?

You could exhale onto a mirror. The moisture in your breathe condenses on the mirror to form the "fog" that you see. Be quick though because the condensations evaporates very quickly. You can get a similar effect by taking a very warm shower, with nowhere to escape, the steam condenses on the mirrors or tile i your bathroom, and makes it moist or "foggy".


Can a chiral compound be achiral explain?

No, chiral and achiral are the opposite of each other. Achiral means a compound is superimposable on its mirror image, chiral means it isn't, so it can't be both.


What is fog on the bathroom mirror called?

Fog appears on bathroom mirrors like how your hot breath appears on glass when you breathe on it. The hot vapor in the air mixes with cool glass and fog appears. In other words, water vapor condenses on a smooth, cold surface creating condensation (steam).


Does breaking a mirror cause a change of chemical properties?

Breaking a mirror does not cause a change in the chemical properties of the mirror itself. The act of breaking the mirror may result in physical changes, such as the mirror's fragments having sharp edges, but the chemical composition of the mirror remains the same. Mirrors are typically made of a layer of reflective material, like silver or aluminum, which is deposited on the glass surface, and breaking the mirror does not alter this composition.

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Explain what happens when light hits a mirror?

The light hits the mirror causing it to go off in its opposite direction. Its reflecting off off the mirror because of the particles inside of the mirror


When a mirror turns cloudy what is happeningwhy?

A mirror is likely to turn cloudy if you breathe on it. The moisture on your breath condenses on the cold surface of the mirror.


How the water vapour condenses on the mirror?

The surface of the mirror is cooler than the surroundings. When the water vapour comes into contact with the surface of the mirror, they condense.


What happens when steam from a kettle or hot shower touches a cool tile or mirror in what way is water changing its state?

The steam condenses to form water droplets on the cooler surface.


If water condenses on a window and you make mark on that window why can you still see that mark if more water condenses on the window?

You could even make a mark with your finger BEFORE any water condensed at all, and the water would fail to condense on the spot you smudged. When water condenses, it condenses around microscopic particles (dust, dirt, etc.) stuck to the glass. When you smudge it with your finger, you're doing two things: you're cleaning the glass of those particles, and you're leaving behind a trail of body oils. The water doesn't form around the body oils as it would the solid particles. You may notice that a very clean mirror doesn't fog up when you run a hot shower.


A glass window when wiped with a dry cloth on a dry day soon becomes dusty explain?

The polishing creates a static charge in the mirror, which then attracts any dust particles floating in the air. The same thing happens to TV and computer screens.


Why does the bathroom mirror mists up when you have a shower?

The water vapours spread all over the bathroom when we take bath. They are on the walls, on the mirror and everywhere. However they are easily visible on the mirror as the surface is smooth and water vapours make it difficult to see clearly. Taking showers creates a humid environment. The warm water vapor permeates the air. The mirror, and walls and everything else in the bathroom, are cooler than the air, and the moisture condenses on them. It is the same affect as water condensing on the side of your cold drink on a hot day. same thing when you are in the kitchen


What happens to the energy in a substance as in condenses?

A substance condenses when it changes from a gas to a liquid. This is why we call the water you get on the bathroom mirror after taking a shower condensation - because its actually water vapour from the hot water that has then cooled down on the cool mirror.


Why do small droplets of water form on the mirror after you shower?

This usually happens after a hot or warm shower because the water vapour in the air becomes a liquid again. It condenses on your mirror. Condensation is taking place!


What is the plane mirror explain formation of images by a plane mirror?

the image in a plane mirror is always


What happens when you shine a mirror to a mirror?

the mirror that you are holding will keep going in...............


What Happens when you look in the mirror?

when you look at the mirror it breaks