#endothermic process

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Evaporation is a form of vaporisation that occurs on a liquid's surface when it transitions from a liquid to a gas. In the surrounding gas, the evaporating material must not be soaked. molecules in a liquid transmit energy to one another depending on how they collide when they the collide. A molecule at the surface will escape and enter the surrounding air as a gas if it absorbs enough energy to exceed the vapour pressure. evaporative cooling is caused by evaporation because the energy lost from the evaporated liquid lowers the temperature of the liquid. Only a small percentage of the molecules in a liquid have sufficient thermal energy to escape. The evaporation will continue until the liquid's evaporation equals its condensation, at which point equilibrium will be attained. A liquid will evaporate until the surrounding air is saturated in a confined setting. The water cycle is incomplete without evaporation. Evaporation of water from seas, lakes, moisture in the soil, and other sources of water is fuelled by the sun (solar energy). Evaporation and transpiration are referred to as evapotranspiration in hydrology. Evaporation of water happens when the liquid's surface is exposed, enabling molecules to escape and produce water vapour, which can subsequently ascend into the atmosphere and form clouds. The liquid will convert into vapour if given enough energy.