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Question
Why are we able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer than a cup?
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Solution
- A liquid has a larger surface area in a saucer than in a cup. Thus, it evaporates faster and cools faster in a saucer than in a cup.
- For this reason, we can sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer than from a cup.
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