Evaporation of water from the surface of the skin causes cooling. Describe, using ideas about particles, how evaporation causes cooling.
- (a)(i)Evaporation of water from the surface of the skin causes cooling. Describe, using ideas about particles, how evaporation causes cooling.[2]
- (a)(ii)State one difference between evaporation and boiling.[1]
- (b)(i)When a refrigerator is switched on, cooling coils placed at the top of the space inside the refrigerator become cold. This causes a convection current which cools the air inside the refrigerator. The refrigerator is shown in Fig. 4.1. [Figure 4.1] Explain how the cooling coils cause a convection current in the air inside the refrigerator.[2]
- (b)(ii)The food in the refrigerator is initially at a temperature of 20.0°C. The food has a mass of 3.6 kg and a specific heat capacity of 3000 J/(kg°C). Calculate the final temperature of the food after 160000 J of thermal energy is removed from it. final temperature = .................................................... °C[2]
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- [B1] faster particles escape (from water on skin)
- [B1] leaving behind slower particles
- [B1] evaporation occurs on the surface
- [B1] boiling is at one temperature
- [B1] boiling involves the formation of bubbles (in the liquid)
- [B1] boiling occurs inside the liquid
- [B1] cold air sinks
- [B1] cold air is dense(r than hot air)
- [C1] (Tf = Ti -) E/m c in any form or 14.8 or 15 seen
- [A1] 5.2 (°C)
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