If a potted plant is covered with a glass jar,

Question:

If a potted plant is covered with a glass jar, water vapours appear on the wall of galss jar. Explan why?

Solution:

Plants lose water vapours in transpiration from their leaves and young stems. When a potted plant is placed inside a glass jar, the water vapours cannot escape but remain inside. The wall of the glass jar being cool, water vaours condense there.

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