- an increase of surface area:
- We know that evaporation is a surface phenomenon. If the surface area is increased, the rate of evaporation increases. For example, while putting clothes for drying up we spread them out.
- an increase of temperature:
With the increase of temperature, more number of particles get enough kinetic energy to go into the vapour state.
In an open vessel, the liquid keeps on evaporating. The particles of liquid absorb energy from the surrounding to regain the energy lost during evaporation. This absorption of energy from the surroundings makes the surroundings cold. What happens when you pour some acetone (nail polish remover) on your palm? The particles gain energy from your palm or surroundings and evaporate causing the palm to feel cool. After a hot sunny day, people sprinkle water on the roof or open ground because the large latent heat of vaporization of water helps to cool the hot surface.
i.) Evaporation is surface phenomenon. True or false
a.) True
b.) False
c.) None of these
ii.) As temperature increases the rate of evaporation is
a.) increases
b.) decreases
c.) remains constant
d.) None of these
iii.) The rate of evaporation increases with
a.) Increase in wind speed
b.) Decrease in wind speed
c.) Does not have any effect from wind speed
d.) None of these
iv.) What happens when you pour some acetone (nail polish remover) on your palm?
v.) We are able to sip hot tea from saucer than from cup. Why?
ii.) a
iii.) a
iv.) The particles gain energy from your palm or surroundings and evaporate causing the palm to feel cool.
v.) We are able to sip hot tea from saucer than from cup. This is because saucer has large surface area, due to large surface area as compare to cut area tea evaporates at faster rate