Multiple choice

Due to which of the following phenomena does water become cool when kept in earthen pots during summers?

  1. Diffusion

  2. Transpiration

  3. Evaporation

  4. Osmosis

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Earthen pots have small pores through which the water seeps and as evaporation leads to cooling of the substance. Earthen pots are porous and thus contains air and air is a bad conductor of heat, and thus prevents heat transfer

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