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Question 6

To model how sweat evaporation aids in homeostatic thermoregulation, students investigated the cooling rates of containers wrapped in different liquid-soaked cloths. They set up the apparatus shown below.

Experimental setup showing two identical conical flasks on heatproof mats, each containing hot water. Flask A is wrapped in a water-soaked cloth, and Flask B is wrapped in an ethanol-soaked cloth. Each flask has a rubber bung and a thermometer.

Describe a control that the students could use in this investigation to show that the evaporation of the liquids (rather than insulation or conduction by the cloth itself) affects the rate of cooling.

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