Investigating The Process Of Evaporation

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Research The first thing you need to know before doing this experiment is the process of evaporation. This happens when either the liquids are cold or warm, but occurs more when liquids are warmer. When matter has a higher temperature, the molecules will have a higher energy. When the energy in the specific molecules reach a marked level, they might result in a phase change. In evaporation,the thing that matters is the energy in molecules, not what the usual energy of a system is. Although the energy might be low, the evaporation still continues. A lot can happen even though the temperature is considerably low. In fact, ALL liquids can evaporate at normal air pressure and room temperature. Evaporation happens when molecules/atoms escape from the liquid present and turns into water vapor. Even though some molecules are in the same liquid, doesn 't mean they have the same energy. For example, let 's say you have a body of water on a violently windy day; it can cause a huge rate of evaporation although it 's chilly outside.
Energy Transfer When you measure the energy with a thermometer, that is actually the average energy of all molecules in the system. The molecules vary: some with loads of energy, some with little energy; this allows molecules to move around because there is space for all. When the atoms bump into each other, energy is transferred to the other molecule, causing one atom to have more/less then the other. Because there are so many atoms
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