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Consider a puddle of water that is evaporating. The faster molecules escape, leaving beh...

Consider a puddle of water that is evaporating. The faster molecules escape, leaving behind those with less energy. Thus, during evaporation, the average energy of the molecules in the water decreases as molecules continually leave. The water temperature should be lowered; however, the temperature of a puddle often is not much different than the surrounding air. Explain why the temperature of the puddle does not continually decrease.

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