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How Does Water Evaporate?
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Water evaporates when it gains a little heat and the water molecules gain kinetic energy. Due to this absorption of energy, the hydrogen bonds connecting water molecules to one another will break. The molecules are now in the gaseous state; this is called water vapour. Evaporation is a process by which molecules in a liquid state spontaneously become gaseous.
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The evaporation of water only occurs at the surface which is why it doesn't need to boil to vaporize. Molecules of water spontaneously turn into a gas, which is how the water evaporates. You can find more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporation
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Heat is what makes water evaporate. Evaporation of water by heat changes it from a liquid to a gas. This gas is then lighter than air and rises up to form clouds. It falls back to
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When water is below the dew point, it condenses. When it's above the dew point it evaporates. It doesn't take much to cause water to evaporate.
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Every element tries to attain a lower energy state all the time. So the water molecule try to get into Gaseous state. This is called evaporation.
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Water evaporation is when individual molecules of water change state and become gaseous. The most common occurrence of this is as the sun heats the oceans.
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