Which will evaporate more quickly: 55 mLmL of water in a beaker with a diameter of 4.5 cmcm, or 55 mLmL of water in a dish with a diameter of 12 cmcm?

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Chemistry

Howard Wu

30 December, 22:20

Which will evaporate more quickly: 55 mLmL of water in a beaker with a diameter of 4.5 cmcm, or 55 mLmL of water in a dish with a diameter of 12 cmcm?

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Kenley Flynn · Answer 1

More is the surface area of water comes in contact with the atmosphere or its surrounding more readily it will evaporate.

So, when 55 mL of water in a beaker with a diameter of 4.5 cm is placed then due to the small diameter of the beaker less surface area is in contact with the atmosphere.

But when 55 mL of water in a dish with a diameter of 12 cm is placed then it has larger diameter as compared to 4.5 cm diameter. Therefore, water in a beaker of 12 cm diameter will evaporate more quickly.

Thus, we can conclude that water in 55 mL of water in a dish with a diameter of 12 cm will evaporate more quickly.