Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A wet bed sheet on a line holds of water. It all evaporates in hours. The latent heat of vaporisation of water is .
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. The units. , and .
Step 2. (a) .
Step 3. (b) .
Answer: (a) . (b) about , like a small lamp. The sun and the air supply this energy.
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