We feel cool when we sit near the fan, this is because
A. Fan gives cool air.
B. Fan cools surrounding air.
C. Air vapourises the sweat on our body.
D. We feel cool when air touches the body.
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
A fan produces a feeling of comfort because our perspiration or sweating evaporates rapidly. Our body tries to cool ourselves by releasing sweat through pores of our skin. And when we sit under the fan, the sweat of our body evaporates due to directed air upon us making our body cool.This Question Belongs to General Knowledge >> Physics
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C. Diffusion of ink through the blotting
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