A tea or coffee is slipped in a saucer why

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The purpose of sipping coffee from a saucer instead of sipping from a cup or a glass-
Tea or coffee when hot is poured into a saucer and sipped faster.
This is because , the saucer has a much larger surface area than the cup and thereby exposing more of the contents to the air and allowing it to cool faster. Greater the surface area faster is the energy change from saucer to surroundings.

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