Explain why water cools (its temperature drops) when it evaporates, using the concepts

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Explain why water cools (its temperature drops) when it evaporates, using the concepts of latent heat and internal energy.

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Explain why water cools (its temperature drops) when it evaporates, using the concepts of latent heat and internal energy.

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We have to explain why there is a drop in temperature when it evaporates using the concepts of latent heat and internal energy.

Evaporation is a process wherein the water molecules in the liquid state changes into vapour form. The water molecules breaks the intermolecular bond that holds the water together in the liquid state. The energy needed for the molecules to break these bonds is the latent heat of vaporization.

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