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Changes of State

Science — Second Preparatory

Changes of State

Evaporation and boiling

Evaporation and boiling

  1. Evaporation and boiling both change a liquid into a gas
  2. but there are important differences:
Comparison aspectMain ideaKeywords
Evaporation
  • happens only at the surface of the liquid
  • at any temperature
  • and it is slow
happenssurfaceliquidtemperature
Boiling
  • happens throughout the liquid
  • with bubbles forming in it
  • and it occurs at a fixed temperature called the boiling point
  • which is 100 °C for pure water under normal atmospheric pressure
happensthroughoutliquidbubbles
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  • This is why washing hung outdoors in cold weather dries slowly
  • while water in a hot pan evaporates much faster
washinghungoutdoorscold
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