Imagine a cup of water. You leave it outside. After some time , the water level goes down.
š§ Where did the water go?
ā”ļø The top water particles got super excited (they had more energy) and escaped into the airĀ as invisible gas (called water vapor).
š Thatās evaporationĀ ā when only the top layerĀ of a liquid slowlyĀ turns into gas.
š§ Key Point:
Happens at any temperature
Only some moleculesĀ escape
Happens slowlyĀ and from the surface
āļø What is Cooling by Evaporation?
Now, letās say you're sweating on a hot day.
š”ļø Your sweat starts to evaporate.š§ But to do that, it needs energyĀ to escape.So, it steals heat from your skin!
Thatās why you feel cooler. āļø
š§ Key Point:
Evaporation takes away heat š„µā”ļøš
Thatās why wet clothes feel cool
Fans make evaporation faster ā more cooling!
š„ What is Boiling?
Now picture a pot of water on the stove.
You turn on the heat. It gets hotter⦠and hotterā¦
š„µ Suddenly ā bubbles!Ā All the water starts turning to steam!
š Thatās boilingĀ ā when the whole liquidĀ (not just the top) turns into gas. Itās like evaporationās supercharged cousin!
š§ Key Point:
Happens at a specific temperature (like 100°C for water)
Happens throughout the whole liquid
Is fastĀ and makes bubbles
Why does it make bubbles? Is evaporation bad?