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Question
Give reason for the increase in rate of evaporation of a liquid when surface area of liquid is increased.
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Solution
SURFACE AREA INCREASES THE RATE OF EVAPORATION: On increasing the area of the surface, number of molecules escaping out from the surface increases.
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