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How Condensaon Happens

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Whenyouhaveacolddrink,doesitlookliketheglassisswea ng?
Haveyoueverwonderedhowthewatergetsontheoutsideofthe
glass?Thewaterdoesntcomefromtheinsideofaglass,ifyouhad
lemonadeinyourglass,waterdropletss llformsontheoutsideof
yourglass,notlemonade.

Facts about condensaon:

Allairhas nydropletsofwaterinitwhichiscalledwatervapourbecauseyoucantseeit.

Warmairhasmorewatervapourthancoldair

Whenyouhaveacolddrink,theairbesidetheglassbecomes
coldandcoldaircantholdasmuchwateraswarmairsothe
glasssweats.Thismeansthatthe
watervapourhasturnedtowaterdropletsandformsonthe
outsideofyourglass.

Condensa onisthechangefromwatervaporthatyoucant
see,towaterdropletsthatyoucansee.

Examplesofcondensa onare:steamonthemirrorsa era


shower,dewongrassinthemorning,watergatheringonthe
outsideofacoldbeverage,cloudforma ons.

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