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प्रश्न
A patient suffering from high fever is advised to put wet clot strips on his forehead. Why?
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उत्तर
Water in wet strips evaporates taking latent heat required for evaporation from the forehead. The temperature of the forehead (body of the patient) falls and he feels relieved.
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