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Why do we feel a cold sensation if we put nail polish remover on our skin?
Answer: Option B
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B
Evaporation causes cooling. The particles of a substance while evaporating absorbs heat energy from its surroundings and convertinto vapour. Acetone has a lowboiling point of 56∘ C. So, when we put acetone onour hand or skin, being higly volatile,it evaporates rapidly absorbing heatfrom the hand and leaving back a cold sensation.Therefore, we feel cold.
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Evaporation causes cooling. The particles of a substance while evaporating absorbs heat energy from its surroundings and convertinto vapour. Acetone has a lowboiling point of 56∘ C. So, when we put acetone onour hand or skin, being higly volatile,it evaporates rapidly absorbing heatfrom the hand and leaving back a cold sensation.Therefore, we feel cold.
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