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You want to wear your favourite shirt to a party, but the problem is that it is still wet after a wash. What steps would you take to dry it faster? - Science

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You want to wear your favourite shirt to a party, but the problem is that it is still wet after a wash. What steps would you take to dry it faster?

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Solution

The process of drying the shirt can be made faster in the following ways:

  1. Spread the shirt to increase the surface area which will increase the rate of evaporation.
  2. Put it in the sun to increase the temperature to increase the rate of evaporation.
  3. Keep it under the fan to increase the wind speed which increases the rate of evaporation.
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Chapter 1: Matter In Our Surroundings - Long Answer Questions [Page 11]

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NCERT Exemplar Science [English] Class 9
Chapter 1 Matter In Our Surroundings
Long Answer Questions | Q 25. | Page 11

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