Section: Natural Sciences

42) Evaporation is a cooling process because

heat is radiated away
of conduction only
of conduction and convection
the remaining liquid undergoes a decrease in temperature
more energetic molecules evaporate, leaving less energetic ones behind

Explanation

During evaporation the remaining liquid undergoes a decrease in temperature, but it does so because the more energetic molecules will leave and lets the less energetic ones stay.

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