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Explain why rubbing alcohol warmed to body temperature still feels cold when applied to your skin.

Explain why rubbing alcohol warmed to body temperature still feels cold when applied to your skin.
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Explain why rubbing alcohol warmed to body temperature still feels cold when applied to your skin.

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Evaporating is a type of cooling process so then the alcohol starts evaporating and takes the heat from your arm and it feels cold because it evaporates, which makes it feel cool.
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