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Is the process of water evaporating endothermic or exothermic?(1 point)
It is exothermic because as the liquid water changes into water vapor, it releases heat into the air.
It is endothermic because heat from the surroundings has to be absorbed by the water in order to change states.
It is exothermic because heat from the surroundings has to be absorbed by the water in order to change states.
It is endothermic because as the liquid water changes into water vapor, it releases heat into the air.
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The correct choice is the second one:
It is endothermic because heat from the surroundings has to be absorbed by the water in order to change states.
Explanation: evaporation requires energy (the latent heat of vaporization) to overcome intermolecular forces so molecules can become vapor, so heat is absorbed from the surroundings (which is why evaporation cools the remaining liquid).
It is endothermic because heat from the surroundings has to be absorbed by the water in order to change states.
Explanation: evaporation requires energy (the latent heat of vaporization) to overcome intermolecular forces so molecules can become vapor, so heat is absorbed from the surroundings (which is why evaporation cools the remaining liquid).
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