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Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB 2011 Set 4🎓 HS🔄 Round 8#️⃣ Question 11🌟 Bonus📝 Multiple Choice

The Leidenfrost effect is what causes water to "skitter" across a hot surface such as a pan and can permit a droplet to persist for longer on the hot surface at higher temperatures. On what is the water floating?

W) A cushion of superheated air
X) An insulating layer of steam
Y) An insulating piece of the surface it sublimed
Z) A transitory cold zone
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