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Why does our palm feel cold when we put some acetone or petrol or perfume on it ?


Acetone, perfume and petrol are volatile liquids, i.e., they have low boiling points. When kept on palm, they can absorb enough energy from the palm or surroundings and evaporate and leave the palm cool.


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What types of clothes should we wear during summer season ?


We should wear cotton clothes during summer season. Because during summer we perspire more to maintain the temperature of our body. Cotton is a good absorber of water (sweat). It then exposes the water to atmosphere for easy evaporation leaving us dry and cool.

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Convert the following temperature to Celsius scale.

573 K


To change a temperature on the kelvin to celsius. Subtract 273 from given temperature.

573 K = 573 – 273 = 300°C
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Convert the following temperature to Celsius scale.

300K


To change a temperature on the kelvin scale to the celsius scale. Subtract 273 form given temperature.

300 K = 300 - 273 = 27°C

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Why are we able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer rather than a cup ?


Hot tea or milk cover larger surface area on a saucer and resulting in increase of evaporation. The tea or milk thus cool faster on a saucer and we can sip it more comfortably.


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