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O-LevelPhysicsThermal Physics5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2014 · Q181 Mark

Water is poured into four dishes. In two of the dishes the water has a small surface area and in the other two it has a large surface area. The water in two of the dishes is cool and the water in the other two is warm. From which dish does the water evaporate the quickest?

Asurface area: large, temperature: cool
Bsurface area: large, temperature: warm
Csurface area: small, temperature: cool
Dsurface area: small, temperature: warm

✓ Correct answer

B: surface area: large, temperature: warm

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Thermal Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2014 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 18.

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