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Explain why water kept in a porous pot on a hot day remains cooler than that contained in a metallic vessel.

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Some water evaporates from the surface of porous pot and absorbs latent heat of vaporization from the water in the pot, hence the cooling.

sharon kalunda answered the question on September 27, 2019 at 05:48

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