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Vapor Pressure: Drinking Bird - Effect of Water


Evaporating water cools the liquid in the base. This lowers the vapor pressure and pulls the liquid back into the base.

Evaporating water cools the head of the bird. This decreases the vapor pressure in the head. The vapor pressure difference between the head and the base pulls the liquid into the head, ultimately causing the bird to tip over and drink.

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