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The sprinkling of wate slightly reduces ...

The sprinkling of wate slightly reduces the temperature of a closed room because

A

temperature of water is less than that of the room

B

specific heat of water is high

C

water has large latent heat of vaporisation

D

water is a bad conductor of heat

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C
When water is sprinked over a large area, evaporation takes place. As the latent heat of vaporisation is large cooling takes place
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