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2.2 Thermal properties and temperature

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Question 74

Wet clothes are hung outside on a clothesline on a warm, sunny day. After a few hours, the clothes are completely dry.

What is the name of the process by which the liquid water on the clothes is transferred into the air to dry them?

A

condensation

B

conduction

C

convection

D

evaporation

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2.2 Thermal properties and temperature Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /2.2 Thermal properties and temperature

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.

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