How Do Different Liquids Affect The Rate Of Evaporation

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The hypothesis for this experiment was accurate, as the liquids evaporated at different rates. Also, the hypothesis stated that nail polish remover would evaporate at the fastest rate, which it did, at an average rate of 28.2 mL per day. The salt water evaporated at the slowest rate at an average of 9 mL per day. The other liquids evaporated at very similar rates.

These results occurred because the characteristics of each liquid effect the efficiency of evaporation. For evaporation to occur the molecules in the liquid have to build up energy. This energy is built up faster or slower depending on the characteristics of each liquid. Evaporation is when a molecule from a liquid escape and turns into a gas.

Nail polish remover evaporated