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Question
Give a scientific reason.
A wet cloth is wrapped around a water storage container in summer.
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Solution
A wet cloth is wrapped around water containers in summers to keep the container and the water inside it cool. The water present in the cloth evapourates and along with that water, the heat also evapourates thus keeping the container and water cool.
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