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Evaporation is a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs only on the surface of a liquid. The other type of vaporization is boiling, which, instead, occurs on the entire mass of the liquid. Evaporation is also part of the water cycle.

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A puddle of water disappearing is called?

evaporation there you go


What are the types of evaporation and its definition?

The types of evaporation include film evaporation, flash evaporation, and natural evaporation. Evaporation is the process in which a liquid turns into a gas, typically through heating or exposure to air.


Explain how mass and energy are conserved when evaporation?

During evaporation, the mass of the substance remains constant as the same number of atoms are present before and after the process. Energy conservation occurs through the transfer of energy from the surrounding environment to the liquid molecules, providing the energy required for them to escape into the gas phase.


Use the kinetic theory to explain evaporation?

In the kinetic theory, evaporation occurs when the molecules of a liquid gain enough kinetic energy to escape the attractive forces of neighboring molecules and enter the gas phase. As the liquid molecules absorb heat from their surroundings, they move faster and collide with greater force, increasing the likelihood of breaking free. This process leads to the liquid's overall cooling, as the higher-energy molecules leave, resulting in evaporation.


What things affect the rate or speed of evaporation?

Factors that affect the rate of evaporation include temperature (higher temperatures increase evaporation), humidity (lower humidity levels increase evaporation), surface area (larger surface areas lead to faster evaporation), and airflow (increased airflow can enhance evaporation).

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What kind of experiment would explain separation of salt water solution?

evaporation or boiling!!!


How does the factors affect evaporation explain?

- vapours tension- temperature- pressure- area exposed to atmosphere


Explain how the terms evaporation and condensation are related?

because they are both chainging a liquid to a gas or a gas to a liquid


When water evaporates from your skin it feels cool Explain why this happens?

Evaporation is an endothermic process and absorb heat.


Is evaporation an exothermic or endothermic process explain?

It will be an endothermic process because the beaker becomes cool after evaporation.


Explain with example various factors on which evaporation?

Factors affecting evaporation include temperature (higher temperatures increase evaporation rate), humidity (lower humidity promotes faster evaporation), wind speed (higher winds can enhance evaporation by removing water vapor from the evaporating surface), and surface area (larger surface areas lead to increased evaporation, like a shallow puddle evaporating faster than a small droplet).


Can you explain how puddles disapper?

Evaporation, the heat heats up the puddles enough to get them to steam form, and they rise up into the sky.


In organic chemistry explain why water evaporates faster at a wider and flat surface?

A greater surface area from which evaporation can occur.


When water evaporates the air near the surface becames cooler explain why this happens?

Evaporation is an endothermic process (absorption of heat).


Why do mothballs disappear slowly EXPLAIN?

its a type of evaporation when the air would slowly evaporate and takes the cotton whith it slowly disapearing


Evaporation explain with diagram?

The sun evaporates the water from the ocean this is because the sun heats sucks up all the water and passes it on to the clouds


Explain two ways by which table salt can be obtained from sea water?

1. evaporation 2. evaporation there you go sorry i don't actualy know either