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Why Do We Feel Much Comfortable When We Sit Under a Moving Fan Especially When Our Body is Sweating? - Physics

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Why do we feel much comfortable when we sit under a moving fan especially when our body is sweating?

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The reason is that sweat from our body evaporates faster under a moving fan due to rapid movement of air and so a cooling sensation is caused which makes us more comfortable.

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Chapter 10: Specific Heat Capacity and Latent Heat - Short Answers

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Chapter 10 Specific Heat Capacity and Latent Heat
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