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Write the differences between evaporation and boiling?

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The water kept in an earthen pot(matka) become cool during summer by which process?
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Read the following and select the correct option.
Statement (a) : When we pour little petrol on our palm, it causes the palm to feel cool.
Reason (b) : Particles of petrol evaporate using the energy from our palm which causes the palm to feel cool. 
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Three uniformly watered plants i, ii and iii were kept in 45% relative humidity, 45% relative humidity with blowing wind and 95% relative humidity, respectively. Arrange these plants in the order (faster to slowest) in which they will dry up.
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Let T = Temperature; H = Humidity and v = Wind speed
Which of the following are the best suited conditions for drying up of clothes?

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A person takes hot coffee by pouring it into the saucer when he is in a hurry because he knows that:
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Take two plants, keep plant A in very dry conditions and plant B in high humidity. Simultaneously, immerse the roots of both plants in water with a red dye. What would you observe?
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"Spirit kept in an open watch glass is converted into gaseous state even at room temperature". Explain.
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Why does it take longer time for the evaporation process on a rainy day?
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Is evaporation an endothermic or exothermic process? Give one example to support your answer.
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Define:

A. evaporation

B. sublimation

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Why does our palm feel cold when we put some acetone or petrol or perfume on it?
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Why does water evaporate faster in a Petri dish than in a test tube?

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What are the factors which affect the rate of evaporation?

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Why does ethanol evaporate faster than water?
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Why do we feel cool under a fan when we perspire?

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Describe the factors which affect evaporation.
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Why does our palm feel cold when we put some acetone, ethyl alcohol, petrol or perfume on it?

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Why do we wear cotton clothes in summer? 
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Why is it that wet clothes dry quickly in the sun than in the shade? 
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Which of the following conditions will increase the evaporation of water?