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Themember4

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When water vapor condenses to liquid water, is thermal energy absorbed or released?
 
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What happens to water-vapor molecules at the lifting condensation level?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Thermal energy is released by the condensation of water, so condensation is a warming process (the opposite of evaporation).

Answer to Question 2

Answer: At the lifting condensation level the air becomes saturated and water-vapor molecules begin to condensethis marks the base of cloud formation.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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