An equal amount of water is kept in a cup and a saucer on a window. What will happen after some hours?

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The process in which water changes its state from liquid to gas is called evaporation.

The rate of evaporation increases with the increase in the exposed area, that is, surface area.

As the surface area of the saucer is more, water from the saucer evaporates faster.

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An equal amount of water is kept in a cup and a saucer on a window. What will happen after some hours?

The process in which water changes its state from liquid to gas is called evaporation. The rate of evaporation increases with the increase in the exposed area, that is, surface area. As the surface area of the saucer is more, water from the saucer evaporates faster.

The process in which water changes its state from liquid to gas is called evaporation.

The rate of evaporation increases with the increase in the exposed area, that is, surface area.

As the surface area of the saucer is more, water from the saucer evaporates faster.