Evaporation and Cooling
Why do you sweat?
How can you make a thermometer cool down
below room temperature? (Try it out. What is the
minimum temperature you can achieve?)
Now try a technique the teacher will show you using ethanol. Record
the minimum temperature you can achieve using this technique.
Why does a nurse wipe your skin with ethanol when they give you an
injection?
Explaining the cooling effect of evaporation using particles
Do you think you can explain why evaporation causes cooling using
particle theory? Here are some ideas to help you.
1) Evaporation involves a liquid changing into a gas (i.e. a change
of state).
2) Changing from a liquid to a gas involved putting energy into the
liquid.
3) Not all particles in the liquid move at the same speed. They
have different kinetic energies.
4) Only the particles which are moving fastest (i.e. with the most
kinetic energy) can overcome the forces of attraction between
particles in the liquid and escape the liquid surface.
5) The temperature of a liquid is related to the mean kinetic
energy of its particles.
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Draw a particle diagram showing evaporation from the
surface of a liquid.
What 3 factors affect the rate of evaporation from a liquid?
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