How is evaporation different from vapourization? Explain with example.

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anonymous · Answer

Evaporation is the conversion of gas to liquid below room temperature. If you look at maxwell's energy distribution curve there are some molecules which have higher Kinetic energy than the others when these molecules come to the surface they have enough energy to leave the liquid in this process they turn into vapour at normal temperatures. This leads to drop in energy as kinetic energy is lost.

anonymous · Answer

Vapourisation on the other hand is the conversion of liquid to gas at boiling point in this process the bonds that hold the liquid together are broken thus turning them into gas.

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If you are looking for an example, Clothes dry in the sun by evaporation, Water boils when heated to 100 celsius by vapourisation.

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Why is oxygen called a gas. Give two reasons .