Multiple choice

Ritu was boiling eggs and to facilitate the same, she covered the saucepan with a steel plate. Upon removing the plate, she found out that there were water droplets on the inner side of the plate. What phenomenon led to the formation of these droplets?

  1. Condensation

  2. Evaporation

  3. Filtration

  4. Decantation
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Explanation

The process of conversion of water vapour into its liquid form is called condensation. When the boiling water evaporated, it encountered the plate that was being used as a cover. The water vapour turned back into water upon encountering the cooler plate. This is called condensation.

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