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Why are we able to sip hot tea faster from saucer rather than from a cup?

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We are able to sip hot tea faster from saucer rather than from a cup because the rate of evaporation is faster of a saucer as the surface area exposed to evaporation of the saucer is more.

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Q. Assertion :We are able to sip hot tea faster from a saucer than from a cup. Reason: Saucer is having more surface area than a cup, as we know that evaporation is the surface phenomenon. so, the rate of evaporation will increase with the increase in surface area.

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