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Evaporation vs. Condensation

The main difference between evaporation or condensation is that evaporation is the process of changing liquid state into a gaseous state, whereas condensation is the process of changing gaseous state into a liquid state.

Key Differences

Evaporation occurs when the energy level of a substance increases and causes its molecules to move faster and escape from surface tension into surrounding, on the other hand, condensation occurs when temperature reduced in volume of air saturated into substance molecules causes condensation as the molecules lose their energy and start combining until they become droplets of solution.
Evaporation absorbs energy from the surrounding, whereas condensation releases energy to its surrounding.
Harlon Moss
Aug 06, 2019
Evaporation is the process of changing liquid state into a gaseous state, whereas condensation is the process of changing gaseous state into the liquid state.
Evaporation happens when the pressure is low, and the temperature is high, on the contrary, condensation happens when pressure is high but decrease the temperature.
Janet White
Aug 06, 2019
Evaporation can occur all the time, in all surfaces and at all places, whereas condensation only takes place at carbon particles, hygroscopic nuclei-pollen grains and on salts, etc.
Evaporation occurs at any temperature just below the boiling point, but condensation occurs at a constant temperature.
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Evaporation is a process of changing the liquid phase into vapors/gases.
Condensation is the process of changing vapors/gases into liquid or droplets of water.

Phase Change

Change from liquid to vapor.
Change from vapor to liquid.

Affect on Surroundings

It absorbs energy from the surroundings.
Releases energy to the surrounding.

Temperature point

The temperature at any point just below the boiling point.
The temperature remains constant.
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Aug 06, 2019

Conditions

Temperature is high; pressure is low.
The pressure is high; temperature is low.
Aimie Carlson
Aug 06, 2019

Occurrence

All the time, in all surfaces and at all places.
Only takes place at carbon particles and on salts etc.
Aimie Carlson
Aug 06, 2019
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Force of Attraction

Do not prevent them from moving separately.
Prevent them from moving separately.
Aimie Carlson
Aug 06, 2019

Kinetic Energies

It has a large range of kinetic energies.
It has a small range of kinetic energies.
Janet White
Aug 06, 2019

Evaporation and Condensation Definitions

Evaporation

To convert or change into a vapor.

Condensation

The act of condensing.

Evaporation

To draw off in the form of vapor.

Condensation

The state of being condensed.
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Evaporation

To draw moisture from, as by heating, leaving only the dry solid portion.

Condensation

An abridgment or shortening of something, especially of a written work or speech.

Evaporation

To deposit (a metal) on a substrate by vacuum sublimation.

Condensation

The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid.

Evaporation

To change into vapor.

Condensation

The liquid so formed.

Evaporation

To pass off in or as vapor.

Condensation

(Chemistry) A chemical reaction in which water or another simple substance is released by the combination of two or more molecules.

Evaporation

To produce vapor.

Condensation

(Psychology) In psychoanalytic theory, the process by which a single symbol or word is associated with the emotional content of several, not necessarily related, ideas, feelings, memories, or impulses, especially as expressed in dreams.

Evaporation

To disappear; vanish
Our fears at last evaporated.

Condensation

The act or process of condensing or of being condensed

Evaporation

The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.

Condensation

The state of being condensed.

Evaporation

The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.

Condensation

(physics) The conversion of a gas to a liquid.

Evaporation

(archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.

Condensation

The condensate so formed.

Evaporation

The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor.

Condensation

(chemistry) The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule.
Dehydration synthesis

Evaporation

The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence.

Condensation

(psychology) when a single idea (an image, memory, or thought) or dream object stands for several associations and ideas.

Evaporation

That which is evaporated; vapor.

Condensation

The act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed.
He [Goldsmith] was a great and perhaps an unequaled master of the arts of selection and condensation.

Evaporation

See Vaporization.

Condensation

The act or process of reducing, by depression of temperature or increase of pressure, etc., to another and denser form, as gas to the condition of a liquid or steam to water.

Evaporation

The process of becoming a vapor

Condensation

A rearrangement or concentration of the different constituents of one or more substances into a distinct and definite compound of greater complexity and molecular weight, often resulting in an increase of density, as the condensation of oxygen into ozone, or of acetone into mesitylene.

Evaporation

The process of extracting moisture

Condensation

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

Condensation

The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state

Condensation

Atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold

Condensation

The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together;
The contraction of a gas on cooling

Condensation

A shortened version of a written work

Condensation

The act of increasing the density of something

Evaporation vs. Condensation

Evaporation is the process in which a substance changes from its liquid phase to gaseous phase whereas condensation is the process in which a substance changes from its gaseous phase to liquid phase. Evaporation occurs at any temperature just below the boiling point, but condensation occurs at a constant temperature. Evaporation occurs when the energy level of a substance increases and causes its molecules to move faster and escape from surface tension into surrounding, on the other hand, condensation occurs when temperature reduced in volume of air saturated into substance molecules causes condensation as the molecules lose their energy and start combining until they become droplets of solution. Evaporation happens when the pressure is low, and the temperature is high, on the contrary, condensation happens when pressure is high but decrease the temperature. In evaporation, a liquid heated sufficiently, and the forces of attraction between molecules do not prevent them from moving separately, then the liquid evaporates into gas, on the flip side, in condensation, gas-cooled sufficiently, and the forces of attraction between molecules prevent them from moving separately, then the gas condenses into liquid or solid. Evaporation can occur all the time, in all surfaces and at all places, whereas condensation only takes place at carbon particles, hygroscopic nuclei-pollen grains and on salts, etc.

What is Evaporation?

Evaporation is the process in which a substance changes from its liquid phase to its gaseous phase. Evaporation happens when the pressure is low, and the temperature is high. In evaporation, a liquid heated sufficiently, and the forces of attraction between molecules do not prevent them from moving separately; then the liquid evaporates into gas form. Evaporation occurs at any temperature just below the boiling point. Evaporation occurs when the energy level of a substance increases and causes its molecules to move faster and escape from surface tension into the surrounding. In evaporation, they absorb energy from the surrounding. The kinetic energy of liquid molecules is high, and some have enough energy to overcome attractive forces which keep them bound, and by using that energy, molecules become excited, and at some level, they reach maximum saturation level causing them to convert into gaseous form. Evaporation plays an important role in the water cycle in which molecules are carried up by the wind and then eventually condenses in the form of clouds causing rains down. Evaporation occurs at low altitudes all the time, in all surfaces and at all places.

Example

The sweat on the external surface of a cold glass evaporates when the glass becomes warm.

What is Condensation?

Condensation is the method in which a substance changes from its gaseous phase to liquid phase or into tiny droplets of water. Condensation occurs when the temperature reduced in the volume of air saturated into substance molecules causes condensation as the molecules lose their energy and start combining until they become droplets of solution. Condensation happens when pressure is high, but the temperature decreased. Exothermic reactions occur in condensation and energy released into surroundings, causing an increase in temperature. Also, the condensation is the phase change regardless of the temperature. Condensation occurs mainly at higher altitudes and carbon particles, hygroscopic nuclei-pollen grains and on salts, etc. Condensation also plays a role in the water cycle in which molecules are carried up by the wind; then they eventually condense in the form of clouds causing rains down.

Example

Water vapor condenses and forms sweat on the outside of the glass or can.

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