Heat of evaporation of water

Article no. P9171000 | Type: Experiments

grades 5-7
10 Minutes
10 Minutes
easy
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Student set Heat, TESS beginner Sciences

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Student set Heat digital, TESS beginner Sciences

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Principle

In this experiment, students observe the cooling of a wet thermometer and a dry thermometer in air. They notice that a wet thermometer cools down even further in the air and that there is a clear difference to the dry thermometer. From this they conclude that the evaporation of water has a cooling effect, which extracts heat from the thermometer and thus further reduces the temperature displayed.

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