How does air help speed up the drying process of something like wet clothes, dishes, small spills, etc?
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You may think of air as being dry, but it actually holds a lot of moisture. But, the concentration of water is obviously less in the air than it would be in a puddle (or, say a wet towel). Nature wants everything to be “equal”, so to speak. So, that is what makes the molecules of water move into the air and off the wet object that’s drying.
Wind can also aid in this process because, as someone already stated, it will help the surface of whatever is drying to dry faster. Same with heat.
Think of hanging a wet towel under the porch to dry off while it’s raining outside. Due to the concentration of water in the surrounding air being higher than normal, the towel will take longer to dry. The force isn’t as great, because the difference in the concentration of water from the wet towel to the wet atmosphere is smaller.
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