Can a small volume of water in a kettle fill a kitchen with steam? Justify.

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The process in which a liquid substance changes into gas rapidly on heating is known as vaporization. Explanation 1)When a liquid is heated, the heat energy makes its particles move even faster. 2) This is because, at boiling point the particles of a liquid possess sufficient
energy to overcome the force of attraction holding them together and separate the particles to form a gas. Justification A small volume of water heated in kettle produces water vapour , which being a gas spread in room due to weak inter molecular force of attraction between the vapour particles and very high kinetic energy. Hence, a small volume of water in a kettle fill a kitchen with steam.

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