equal amount of water and alchohol are seperately placed in two identical dish which will evaporate faster -water or alchohol why?

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Solution

Out of water and alcohol, alcohol will evaporate faster than water because it's boiling point is low and it's volatile in nature(gets vaporised easily at lower temperature).

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