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Why do beads of water form on the outside the glass of iced water on a hot day?
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∙ 9y ago
Those are the water vapor from the air collecting on the cold surface. The water in the air has enough energy in the molecules to keep bouncing off the other molecules in the air and stay afloat, but when they touch the cold surface of the glass they usually trade enough of their kinetic energy to let the intermolecular bond (someday I'll remember the latin name for it) take hold and they stick. As these molecules are taken out of the air more water molecules diffuse into the volume they left and the process continues until enough collect to make a good size drop. Then, as you empty the glass, they warm up again and gain enough energy to break that bond so they float away.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agothe coldness of the ice water makes condensation, and so the condensation appears on the outer coating of the glass.
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∙ 9y agoThe moisture in the warm air collects on the cold glass. When enough moisture collects, it forms beads of water that run down the side of the glass.
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∙ 9y agoCondensation
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Where does the liquid that makes the droplets on the outside of a glass come from?
condensation. the glass is cooler inside than it is outside (you mean drinking glas right?) this temperature difference creates what is called condensation to form on the outside of the glass.
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Citrine is a form of quartz. Quartz will scratch glass.
What is it called when snow is falling from a cloud?
Snow is made by rain in clouds falling and freezing in the air into little flakes and this is called snow. But it has to be about 32 degrees outside for snow to form. you can also make your own snow by boiling a glass of water in the microwave and throwing it up outside, but it has to be 10 F or lower outside for it to work.
Water vapor is water in the form of a?
Water vapor is water in the form of a gas.
Why do beads of water form on the outside of the glass of iced water on a hot day?
The moisture in the warm air collects on the cold glass. When enough moisture collects, it forms beads of water that run down the side of the glass.
What is example condenstation?
When you have a glass of cold water from the fridge that you take outside, because it's hotter outside, little drops of water will form on the glass.
What is the meaning of condensation?
It is the opposite of evaporation. Think of a glass of ice cold lemonade on a hot humid day. Beads of water will form on the outside of the glass. This is water vapor in the air condensing when it is cooled by the outside surface of the glass.
Would droplets of water form on the outside of a glass cup?
yes.
What property causes water to form beads?
The property that causes water to form beads is called surface tension.
What is furnace glass?
Italian glass blowing techniques such as latticinio and zanfirico are adapted here to make beads. Furnace glass uses large decorated canes built up out of smaller canes, encased in clear glass and then extruded to form the beads with linear and twisting stripe patterns. No air is blown into the glass. These beads require a large scale glass furnace and annealing (glass) kiln for manufacture.
Why would droplets of water form on the outside of the glass?
The effect is called Condensation You can look this up easily.
Why do beads of water often form?
Because of surface tension
Why does the outside of a glass of iced tea some times get moist?
The cold glass cools the air surrounding the glass. This in turn condenses water vapor in the air such that little water droplets form around the surface of the glass. These droplets are what you recognize as being moist :)
Why don't droplets of water form outside a glass of hot water?
temperature of the hot water combined with that of its container is higher than the ambient temperature and when the surrounding air strikes the container, the temperature of the air increase and this increases the vapour state of the air. note, for water to form around the outside of the hot water glass, the temp of the water must be lower than the temp of the surrounding air (condensation).
Would condensation form on the outside of a beaker full of hot water why or why not?
No. The glass of the beaker, since it is hot, not cold, would not cause the ambient moisture to coalesce on the glass
How can water droplets form without rain?
Fog and dew also consist of water droplets. You will also notice water condensing on the outside of a glass of a cold beverage.
