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Please help me with this Chemistry evaporation question?

A glass of cold milk sometimes forms a coat of water on the ouside of the glass (often called 'sweat') How does most of the water get therer?

I know the question is related to evaporation a cooling process, but i dont know how answer this question.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    A cold glass will cool the air immediately around it, and if the air falls below its dew point, water will condense on the surface.

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