Answer
If evaporation exceeds condensation, the temperature of the pan of water decreases.
Work Step by Step
It is the higher-energy water molecules that leave first, lowering the average temperature of the liquid that is left behind.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 17 - Think and Explain - Page 334-335: 50
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