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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

Give reasons for the following: Tea or coffee is sipped from the saucer when it is quite hot.

Profile image of Harshit Singh
4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
Dear student
Evaporation causes cooling and its rate increases with the increase in surface area. Since a saucer has a large surface, the evaporation of tea or coffee is expected to be quit fast. As a result, both of them get cooled and can be sipped comfortably.
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