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Why is it that we can drink hot tea or milk from a saucer rather than a cup faster?


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Evaporation:

  • Evaporation is the process of transforming a liquid or solid into vapor.
  • Evaporation is a type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of liquids and includes the transformation of liquid particles into a gaseous state.
  • As a result, a change in the state of matter of liquids is considered to be involved in this process.

Surface Area:

  • In a saucer, a liquid has a wider surface area than in a cup. As a result, the surface area is one of the elements that influence evaporation.
  • The greater the surface area, the greater the evaporation.
  • As a result, evaporation in a saucer is faster than in a cup, resulting in more cooling.
  • Therefore, we can drink hot tea or milk from a saucer faster than from a cup.

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