The magazine says it tested 10 insect repellents in an outside laboratory, where volunteers let deer ticks crawl on them and also exposed themselves to mosquitoes. Six of these repellents earned a recommended rating from Consumer Reports. These six repellents, along with their active ingredients and cost, are:
Evaporation vs. Boiling Boiling occurs when the temperature of the liquid is greater than the boiling point of the substance. Evaporation can occur at any temperature.
Shawn Henning. Evaporation Definition: the process by which molecules undergo the a spontaneous transition from the liquid phase to the gas phase. Evaporation is the opposite of condensation. Example: The gradual drying of damp clothes is caused by the evaporation of water into water vapor. Return to the Chemistry Glossary Index.