A person boiling water in a pan on a stove notices that liquid water droplets form on a cool tiled wall located some distance from the stove.
Which statement best explains this observation?
Droplets of liquid water splash directly from the pan through the air onto the tiled wall.
The cool tiled wall causes the water vapour in the air to solidify.
Water vapour in the air condenses upon contact with the cooler tiled wall.
The boiling water absorbs heat and turns into steam.
528 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 2.2 Thermal properties and temperature, covering 2.2.1 Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases, 2.2.2a Internal energy and temperature, 2.2.2b Specific heat capacity, 2.2.3a Melting, boiling, condensation and solidification, 2.2.3b Evaporation, and 2.2.3c Cooling by evaporation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.