The temperature of a body decreases when drops of liquid placed on it evaporate because?

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Chemistry JAMB 1997

The temperature of a body decreases when drops of liquid placed on it evaporate because?

  • the atmospheric vapour pressure has a cooling effect on the body
  • a temperature gradient exists between the drops of liquid and the body causing the latter to vaporate
  • the heat of vapourization is drawn from the body causing it to cool checkmark
  • the random motion of the liquid molecules causes a cooling effect on the body

The correct answer is: C

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