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Condensing

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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.