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Wrapping a bottle in a wet cloth at a picnic can produce a cooler temperature due to the process of evaporative cooling. As the water in the cloth evaporates, it absorbs heat from the bottle, lowering its temperature. In contrast, a bucket of cold water may not facilitate as much heat loss from the bottle since the water does not evaporate, resulting in less effective cooling. The increased surface area of the wet cloth also enhances the cooling effect through increased evaporation.

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Why does wrapping a bottle in wet cloth at a picnic often produce a cooler bottle than placing the bottle in a buket of cold water?

Wrapping a bottle in wet cloth creates evaporation, which cools the bottle through the process of latent heat of vaporization. This cools the bottle more effectively than placing it in a bucket of cold water where heat transfer is less efficient. The wet cloth allows for continuous evaporation, enhancing the cooling effect on the bottle.


Why does wrapping a bottle with a wet cloth produce a cooler bottle than placing the bottle in cold water?

It depends on the variables of temperature and humidity. Water evaporates from the wet cloth. Water needs energy (heat) to go from liquid to gas and the water gets that energy from it's immediate surroundings - in this case the cloth and the bottle - so the bottle cools. Only if the air is relatively cold and dry, of course. If it's raining, you won't get much cooling from evaporation. If the bottle is just placed in cold water it is not being cooled due to evaporation and only gets as cold as the water. If the water is flowing and cold, it may readily cool the bottle faster and colder than the wet cloth. If it's just a small bucket of water, it may not cool the bottle much.


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