Question

Explain how the surface area affects the rate of evaporation?

Answer 1

1. Evaporation can generally be defined as a process by which a liquid or solid is transformed into vapour.
2. As the surface area increases, the rate of evaporation also increases.
3. It is because evaporation is a surface phenomenon i.e., evaporation takes place only on the surface and not in the bulk.
4. As the surface area increases, the chances of evaporation also increase.