Eli5: Does hotter temperatures evaporate water faster when cooking?

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If I put a cup of water in an oven proof container and boil it in an oven at 400 degrees, and then do it with an oven at 500 degrees,

Will the hotter oven evaporate the water faster?

My thought is it will all evaporate at 212 but the hotter oven would make it to 212 faster. Aside from that, would a hotter temp make it happen faster if all other things were equal?

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If you pour a little water into a hot pan, it will boil immediately. If you add more water, the thermal mass of the water exceeds the heat the pan is putting out, and can cool the pan. Same volume of water on a much bigger surface at the same temperature would also boil instantly, because you’ve applied much more heat to it.

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