Three dishes hold 150 g of water each. After 3 hours, the water left is: a wide dish in the sun, 87…
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Three dishes hold of water each. After hours, the water left is: a wide dish in the sun, ; a wide dish in the shade, ; a narrow glass in the sun, . Find the rate at which each loses water, in grams each hour.
Need a reminder? The key ideaShow
Evaporation is the change of a liquid into a gas at its surface, at any temperature. It is faster with a larger surface, a higher temperature, a lower humidity and more wind. Boiling happens all through the liquid, at the boiling point, with bubbles.
The worked solution
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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 water lost in hours. ; ; .
Step 2. The rates. ; ; .
Answer: , and .
What it tells us. The sun almost doubles the rate (the first two dishes). The wide surface makes it seven times as fast (the first and the third).
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