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Water becomes steam when it is given enough energy to overcome its molecular bonds with its neighbouring molecules. This is called the latent energy, think of it like a group of people holding hands, they are restricted in their movement by the group and all have to stay roughly together. Now the latent energy is the energy required for someone to come along and break up all 'hand holding' so that the people are allowed to move around independently of the group. This allows the single people to move wherever they like and they generally spread out 'diffuse' into the allowed space. This is what happens when you give enough energy to water, the molecules spread out and become steam. Now for steam to condense it is the exact opposite, the latent energy, needs to be removed from the group of people, this energy is generally removed by exposure to a cold enviroment, if you think of it like the group of people again, imagine they where outside and it suddenly got very cold, they would all begin to huddle up again and become the same group of people that they where when they started. This is how and why steam condenses when it meets a cold surface, ie a mirror or your windscreen.
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What temperature will steam condense into a liquid?
That depends on what type of liquid created the steam. Obviously, different liquids have different evaporation, boiling, and melting points.
What happens when steam hits a cold object like a plate?
When steam hits a cold object like a plate, it loses heat rapidly, causing it to condense back into water. This process releases latent heat, warming up the plate. Convection currents may also form, carrying the heat away from the steam and facilitating the cooling process.
What are the white clouds when you boil water?
The white clouds seen when boiling water are caused by tiny water droplets that condense and become visible as steam. The steam appears white because it scatters light, similar to a cloud in the sky.
How can you turn steam back into water?
You can turn steam back into water by condensing it, condensation is a process which changes a gas into water.
How does boiling water behave in cold air?
When boiling water is exposed to cold air, it cools down quickly and starts to condense into steam. The steam may appear as fog or mist as it interacts with the cold air.
How much water is requried to condense per ton of steam?
Approximately 30,000 gallons of water is required to condense one ton of steam.
What must you do to change steam into a liquid?
Either reduce its temperature or increase the pressure on it, and provide something on which the steam can condense.
What would happen if 1 percent to condense steam in the atmosphere?
nothing
What temperature does steam condense into water?
When it is under 100 degrees celsius
How does steam condenser work?
the work of the condensor is to condense the hot steam and change its state so that it can be used again in boiler
How does condensate return to a boiler?
Condensate is what you get when you condense steam (water) that was heated in a boiler to make the steam. I'm not sure what else you are looking for.
Can you give an example of a simple sentence using the word condense?
The steam condensed into droplets.
How can water be re-obtained from the solution?
Heat the solution and condense the steam that comes off.
When steam turns to water the particles get?
When steam turns to water, the particles lose energy and slow down, coming closer together. This causes the steam to condense into liquid water.
What temperature will steam condense into a liquid?
That depends on what type of liquid created the steam. Obviously, different liquids have different evaporation, boiling, and melting points.
What is the steps for crushing can in cold water?
You have to fill the can with steam and then seal it closed. when you then put the can in cold water the steam will condense into water and the can will be crushed by atmospheric pressure.
What is uncombustion gases in steam ejector?
Incondensible gases, are gases that do not condense and do not dissolve readily in hot water. Steam ejectors are used to remove these gases from a condenser.
