Evaporation occurs only ____________.

after boiling

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after extreme cooling

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at the surface of a liquid

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if boiling occurs at atmospheric pressure

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Solution

The correct option is C at the surface of a liquid
Evaporation is a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of liquid into gaseous phase that is not saturated with the evaporating substance. It is a surface phenomenon which only takes place on the surface of the liquid.

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