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It is used to break hydrogen bonds so that water molecules can escape the liquid state.

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Where does evaporation take place in a liquid?

Evaporation takes place at the surface of a liquid. (There is an article about evaporation on Wikipedia that may be helpful if you have any more questions about evaporation.) ~KKMG1


Is it true that evaporation and condensation take place when water gains heat energy?

Evaporation is an endothermic process.Condensation is an exothermic process.


Can evaporation take place in the dark?

Yes, evaporation can take place in the dark. Evaporation is a physical process in which liquid water molecules at the surface gain enough energy to escape into the air as water vapor, regardless of the presence of light.


Evaporation of water takes place as a result of the?

energy of moving water molecules


Why do liquids cool as evaporation takes place?

As a liquid evaporates, molecules with higher kinetic energy leave the liquid surface, which results in a decrease in the average kinetic energy of the remaining molecules and, therefore, a decrease in temperature. This cooling effect is due to the energy required to break the intermolecular bonds holding the liquid molecules together during evaporation.


Is heat absorbed or released during evaporation?

Heat is absorbed by the molecules leaving the place the evaporation is occuring. That is why, after putting aftershave or cologne, you feel cold. The alcohol in the aftershave/cologne has evaporated and taken the heat from your face with it.


Can you compare evaporation and condensation?

Evaporation is the process in which there is a change of state from liquid to gas. Condensation it is the process in which there is a change of state from gaseous to liquid or solid. Evaporation takes place from surfaces, all the time at all places Condensation can take place on surfaces, or at any place in a gas, though it is often aided by the presence of dust or other small particles. Evaporation absorbs energy. Condensation gives out energy.


What takes place when liquid absorbs energy and changes to a gas?

It be evaporation. ~answered by FightingLucario


Are necessary for evaporation to occur?

Three main factors are necessary for evaporation to occur: heat energy, a source of water, and an open space for the water molecules to escape into the air. Heat energy provides the necessary kinetic energy for water molecules to break free from the liquid. Without these factors, evaporation cannot take place.


Why does the evaporation of sweat cool your body on the warm day?

Evaporation is the vaporization that takes place only on the surface of a liquid. Evaporation takes up energy - and it takes up that energy from the warm surface of your skin. Thus, when sweat evaporates, it takes heat from your skin, cooling it.


Can evaporation take place in any temperature?

yes, evaporation can take take place at all temperatures. the energy among the molecules of liquids is not equally distributed.the molecules of high energy ,when reach the surface of liquid ,escape into the enviornment , leaving behind the low energy molecules . thus evoporation has take place.