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1. Why does a desert cooler cool better on a hot dry day?
A desert cooler cools better on a hot dry day because on a hot dry day temperature is high and humidity is less
which helps in better evaporation. Due to the higher rate of evaporation it gives better cooling effect.
2. How does the water kept in an earthen pot (matka) become cool during summer?
The water kept in an earthen pot remain cool even in summer because earthen pot has many small holes.
Water seeps out through them and evaporates from the surface of the pot. The energy needed for evaporation
is taken from the water kept in the earthen pot. As a result, water kept in earthen pot become cool.
3. Why does our palm feel cold when we put some acetone or petrol or perfume on it?
Liquids which are volatile ( low boiling point ) like acetone, petrol or perfume Alcohol, Diesel etc.The
particles gain energy from surroundings and evaporate . they use the energy from the hand and uses it as
latent heat of vaporisation to change their state and thus evaporate causing cooling effect.
4. Why are we able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer rather than a cup?
Increase in the surface area increases the rate of evaporation.A saucer has a wider surface area increasing the
rate of evaporation and thus, cooling the tea faster than a cup