MCQ
Which of the following statements is incorrect:
- AMelting and freezing point of a substance are the same.
- ✓Evaporation of liquid takes place only at its boiling point.
- CPure water has no taste.
- DWater allows sunlight to pass through it.
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
Evaporation of liquid takes place only at its boiling point.
During evaporation, water does not convert into a gas or steam, but the random movement of molecules on the surface of the water provides some of the molecules with enough energy to escape from the surface into the air.
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