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clothes dry faster when we spread it. justify

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We know that rate of evaporation of a liquid depends upon the surface area. More is the surface area, more is the rate of evaporation. Spreading the clothes increases the surface area of the clothes. As a result, rate of evaporation of water increases due to which clothes dry faster.

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