Question

Rate of evaporation increases with:

• A. Increase in surface area
• B. Increase in temperature
• C. An increase in wind speed
• D. All the options are correct

Answer 1

The correct option is D

All the options are correct

• Evaporation is surface phenomenon, therefore increase in surface area increases rate of evaporation.
• With increase in temperature more number of particles gets enough kinetic energy to go into vapour state.
• Decrease in humidity results in the increase of rate of evaporation.
• With increase in wind speed, the particles of water vapour move away with the wind which increases the rate of evaporation.