Question
Which of the following is a surface phenomenon?

Answer

  1. Evaporation
Explanation:
Boiling is a bulk phenomenon because all molecules gain energy on heating.
Evaporation is a surface phenomenon as the molecules of the surface gets sufficient energy to overcome the force of attraction which will help in converting to the vapour phase.
Dilution is also a bulk phenomenon as the volume of solution increases throughout the bulk of the solution.

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