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I appreciate the time you took to write this up. I think this is the clearest explanation I've had yet. So, when I have a cold glass of beer and there's conden
by tra3 5y ago
I appreciate the time you took to write this up. I think this is the clearest explanation I've had yet.
So, when I have a cold glass of beer and there's condensation on the outside of it, it's because molecules of water vapour bouncing around, cool down rapidly, lose their kinetic energy and end up being captured by the existing water on the outside of the glass?
- le-hu 5y agoyea they just "warm the glass" giving it their energy, thus slowing down and eventually condensating because they've lost so much energy (cold stuff absorbs heat from the warm stuff) on the contrary if you boil the water like madman you're giving water molecules so much energy it flies away as steam :)
- netizen-936824 5y agoYea, from our huge perspective it's a bit strange to think about. Heating a pan means you're giving kinetic energy to the pan itself, the pan molecules are then smashing into the water molecules