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by pixl97 963 days ago
Evaporation should be a function of surface area. In a large pool of water the evaporation should occur primarily in the upwards direction. Any molecular activity that is sideways or downwards will not lead to the molecule escape.

Once a water particle escapes, depending on the clump size it should have more degrees of freedom in evaporation and I would think surface tension would be reduced.