Does a small surface dry quicker than a large surface area.?

Question

Does this apply to all liquids like water or blood for instance????

Some of you guys have said yes and some have said no.Could you explain further why?

thanks

Answer 1

Yes, but would also depend on variables such as heat, humidity, density of liquids... no it doesn't apply to all liquids because they are of different densities.

Answer 2

Of course..large surface dry quicker than a small surface area. An example is a plate of water dries up quickly than (soft drink) bottle of water of the same volume.

Dying up is a manifestation of heat transfer.
One factor of heat transfer is the surface area.

In Conduction,
Q = k A t (Temp change)/ (Distance between two bodies)

Answer 3

Depends on the volume of liquid.. if it's the same volume for both surfaces, the liquid will dry faster on the larger surface due to it having more area that come in contact with the air...

Answer 4

If given the same amount of liquid the larger surface area will dry quicker.

Answer 5

A large surface would dry faster because of greater surface area

Answer 6

larger surface area drys faster. Think about a glass of water evaporating, now picture spilling that same glass of water over the entire floor, increasing it's surface area.

The moisture in blood is water so it is the same thing.

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

if i remember, largerr surfece area drys up fast