Question

When steam condenses to water, the surrounding temperature

1)decreases 2)increases 3)remains the same

Answer 1

Answer: Option (2) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

When steam changes into liquid then this process is known as condensation.

During this process, kinetic energy attained by molecules changes into potential energy. As a result, the excess of energy will be released into the atmosphere. Hence, there will be increase in the surrounding temperature.

This is because condensation is an exothermic process.

Therefore, we can conclude that when steam condenses to water, the surrounding temperature increases.

Answer 2

1) decreases

The reason why is ,for example, say you take a a warm shower with the door closed. The temperature of the room starts to increase causing the water droplets to turn into steam. After getting out of the shower and opening the door and letting out all the steam, the temperature will decrease causing water droplets to form on the mirror. BOOM xD.