Why does the wet bulb thermometer of a psychrometer read less than the dry bulb?

What will be an ideal response?


Water is evaporating from the wick of the wet bulb. This evaporation removes heat from the thermometer and cools it.

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A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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