So if it’s the steam is a product of say the hot tea, would the liquid reduce as the steam is produced? Or is it the heating up of the air around it, so the amount of steam is only dependant on the temperature of the tea being more than the air around it?
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The white stuff floating off your tea is condensed water vapour.
Warming water will eventually give off more vapour than can be immediately absorbed in the surrounding air, it takes a few seconds, that’s why you can see it briefly then it’s gone.
The warmer the air around the hot water the faster the vapour will be absorbed.
In cold air it will be visible longer, if it’s cold enough you can see it when you exhale
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