Re: [Phys-L] Figuring Physics solution Jan 2018

[brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

On 01/22/2018 09:26 AM, Paul Nord wrote:
> > It seems that the physics concept Hewitt is trying to show is simply that
> > 'liquids cool by evaporation because the faster molecules leave the
> > surface.'  That concept seems fundamentally sound.
> That's a common misconception, but it is fundamentally
> wrong.

...or you could Google it and come up with a reasonable response.

https://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1438

It's that physics-teacher-longing for kinetic molecules and atoms
as an explanation that defeats them every time!    :-)

Brian W