Why are we able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer rather than a cup?

We are able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer rather than from a cup because the saucer has a larger surface area due to which evaporation occurs faster. The vapours take up the latent heat from hot milk or tea kept in the saucer faster than in a cup which has a smaller surface area than the saucer and make the contents of the saucer cool down faster.

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Updated on: 15-Mar-2023

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