Question

if you are wearing wet clothes and the water evaporates it cools you down how does the kinetic theory explain the cooling effect?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Evaporation requires energy in order to break up intermolecular forces and excite water molecules (fast-moving gas molecules vs. slower moving liquid molecules). Therefore when the water in the wet clothes evaporates, it is drawing away some heat from your body (the surroundings).