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Evaporation

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Evaporation

Evaporation is when a liquid changes into a gas

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Evaporating

  • Evaporation is the process in which a liquid turns into a gas or vapour
  • Evaporation requires an increase in energy
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Condensation

  • If a gas is cooled down the gas or vapour turns back into liquid this is called condensation
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Real life examples of evaporation

  • During exercise our body temperature increases and we sweat
    • When this sweat evaporates it takes away body heat with it, cooling us down
  • During the COVID-19 pandemic lots of people used hand sanitiser, this evaporates quickly off your hands leaving them feeling cooler

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1.2Reproduction & Variation

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1.4Digestion & Nutrition

1.5Plants & Photosynthesis

1.6Biological Systems & Processes

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2.1Particles

2.2Chemical Reactions

2.3Atoms, Elements, Compounds

2.4The Periodic Table

2.5Materials & the Earth

2.6Reactivity

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2.8Properties of Materials

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