Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
During a football match, of sweat evaporates from a player's skin. At skin temperature each kilogram of sweat takes to evaporate.
Evaporation cools: the fastest particles leave, and the liquid takes the heat it needs from its surroundings, . At skin temperature each gram of sweat takes about . Power is heat divided by time, and .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. (a) , so .
Step 2. (b) , and .
Answer: (a) . (b) minutes.
Common mistake. Do not multiply grams by J/kg: would give an answer a thousand times too big.
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