Take a mirror and blow some air against it. Why does the surface of the mirror become blurred?

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When we blow some air against the mirror, it becomes blurred.
The reason is that the hot air that we breathe out contains water vapors which turn into tiny droplets of water when it comes in contact with the mirror.
This makes the surface of the mirror blurred and hazy.

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Take a mirror and blow some air against it. Why does the surface of the mirror become blurred?

When we blow some air against the mirror, it becomes blurred.The reason is that the hot air that we breathe out contains water vapors which turn into tiny droplets of water when it comes in contact with the mirror.This makes the surface of the mirror blurred and hazy.

When we blow some air against the mirror, it becomes blurred.
The reason is that the hot air that we breathe out contains water vapors which turn into tiny droplets of water when it comes in contact with the mirror.
This makes the surface of the mirror blurred and hazy.