Multiple choice

Which of the following factors does not increases the rate of evaporation?

  1. Decrease in temperature

  2. Larger area of exposed surface

  3. Decrease in external pressure

  4. Increased movement of air

  5. Increased intensity of light
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Explanation

Decrease in temperature does not help in increasing evaporation, rather it reduces it. Higher the air temperature, more is the evaporation. Rates increase when temperatures are higher; an increase of 10ºC will approximately double the rate of evaporation.

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