Under which of the following conditions will the process of evaporation be slowest?

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  1. Both surface area and temperature increase
  2. Surface area increases but temperature decreases
  3. Surface area decreases but temperature increases
  4. Both surface area and temperature decrease

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Option 4 : Both surface area and temperature decrease
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Explanation:

  • Evaporation is a type of vaporization that refers to the process of a liquid changing into gas.
  • The process of the liquid changing into vapour even below its boiling point is called evaporation.
  • The factors affecting evaporation are explained below:
Factors  Explanation
Humidity of air
  • Humidity is the amount of water vapour present in the air.
  • The air around us cannot hold more than a definite amount of water vapour at a given temperature.
  • If the humidity increases, the rate of evaporation decreases.
Wind speed
  • The rate of evaporation of liquid increases with increasing wind speed.
  • When it increases, the particles of water vapour moves away from the wind, decreasing the amount of water vapour in the surroundings.  
The surface area of the liquid
  • The rate of evaporation increase by increasing the surface area of the liquid.
  • This is because of the more exposure to the water in the air.
Temperature
  • The rate of evaporation increases by increasing the temperature of the liquid.
  • The rate of evaporation of a liquid can be increased by heating it.
  • It becomes maximum at its boiling point.

Thus, the process of evaporation will be the slowest when both surface area and temperature decreases.

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