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Evaporation, process by which an element or compound transitions from its liquid state to its gaseous state below its boiling temperature. It is also how liquid water enters the atmosphere as water vapor, which is an important part of energy exchange that affects weather and climate.
Three key parts to evaporation are heat, atmospheric pressure (determines the percent humidity), and air movement. On a molecular level, there is no strict boundary between the liquid state and the vapor state. Instead, there is a Knudsen layer, where the phase is undetermined.
Evaporation is the process that changes liquid water to gaseous water (water vapor). Water moves from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere via evaporation. Evaporation occurs when energy (heat) forces the bonds that hold water molecules together to break.
Evaporation happens when a liquid substance becomes a gas. When water is heated, it e vaporates. The molecules move and vibrate so quickly that they escape into the atmosphere as molecules of water vapor. E vaporation is a very important part of the water cycle.
Evaporation is the process in which a liquid or solid is converted into vapour. Various factors that alter evaporation rate are surface area, temperature, humidity and wind speed.
Evaporation is the process by which a liquid turns into a gas. It is also one of the three main steps in the global water cycle.
Evaporation is the conversion of a liquid to its vapor below the boiling temperature of the liquid. Condensation is the change of state from a gas to a liquid. As the temperature increases, the rate of evaporation increases.
Evaporation is the process by which a liquid transitions from the liquid phase to the gas phase. For example, when humidity influences the rate of evaporation of water, a high concentration of the material evaporating in the surrounding gas greatly slows down evaporation.
Evaporation is the conversion of a liquid to its vapor below the boiling temperature of the liquid. Condensation is the change of state from a gas to a liquid. As the temperature increases, the rate of evaporation increases.
Researchers at MIT and in Tokyo reveal fundamental characteristics of how evaporation works, which could help in the design of power plants and cooling systems.