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Experiment to show that during transpiration , evaporation of water takes place in vapour form :
- Take a well watered potted plant .
- Cover the potted plant in a polythene sheet.
- Keep the potted plant in the sunlight.
- Droplets of water are seen on the inner side of the polythene . This shows that the water evaporates and condenses to form droplets of water .
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