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O-LevelPhysicsThermal Physics5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2021 · Q161 Mark

The diagram shows a room temperature liquid in a beaker. What reduces the rate of loss of liquid by evaporation?

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Ablowing air across the top of the beaker
Bheating the liquid
Cputting a lid on the beaker
Dtransferring the liquid to a beaker with a larger diameter

✓ Correct answer

C: putting a lid on the beaker

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Thermal Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2021 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 16.

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