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I have a question regarding the evaporation rates of water in different colored materials. Kirchoffs laws of radiation state that a black body is both a perfect absorber and emitter of heat. This also means that a black material will cool down quicker than a white one. So if I had three buckets filled with the same amount of water, all made of the same material - one black, one white, and one with a mirrored finish, and placed said buckets in the sun, would the water in the black bucket evaporate quicker than the water in the white/ reflective (mirrored) buckets?