Answer
open container
Work Step by Step
With evaporation, the molecules can cool faster, for cold molecules are able to escape and vaporize. Since the closed container limits the ability of the water to vaporize, it will cool more slowly.
Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)
by Moore, John W.; Stanitski, Conrad L.
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285199049
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-904-7
Chapter 9 - Liquids, Solids, and Materials - Questions for Review and Thought - Topical Questions - Page 421d: 91
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