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===About Evaporating===
 
===About Evaporating===
 
: Cooling a [[gas]] will cause it to '''condense''' into a [[liquid]].
 
: Cooling a [[gas]] will cause it to '''condense''' into a [[liquid]].
: '''Condensing''' is a reversible process. When a [[gas]] '''condenses''' into a [[liquid]] you can [[Evaporating|evaporate]] that [[liquid]] back into a [[gas]].
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: '''Condensing''' is a [[Reversible Changes|reversible]] process. When a [[gas]] '''condenses''' into a [[liquid]] you can [[Evaporating|evaporate]] that [[liquid]] back into a [[gas]].
 
: You may have seen water condensing.
 
: You may have seen water condensing.
  

Revision as of 08:03, 31 August 2018

Key Stage 2

Meaning

Evaporating is when a liquid turns into a gas.

Verb: To condense
When you cool a gas:
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A gas will condense to become a liquid.

About Evaporating

Cooling a gas will cause it to condense into a liquid.
Condensing is a reversible process. When a gas condenses into a liquid you can evaporate that liquid back into a gas.
You may have seen water condensing.
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Water Vapour in the air condenses into liquid water onto a cold bottle. The Steam coming out of kettle condenses into a cloud of liquid water droplets.