Is evaporation endothermic or exothermic?

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Solution

Evaporation is the process of turning from liquid into vapour.
Evaporation is a endothermic process because the water molecules must absorb heat from the surrounding to increase their kinetic energy.
Example- Sweat cools our body as it evaporates from the skin.

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