Is it more energy efficient to evaporate water or boil it?

[Drizzy]

Homework Statement

If I have a pot of water that I want to bowl so that there won't be any water left then the energy that I have to add is:

E=c*m*delta T
E=l(vaporization) * m

But if I have wet clothes and want the water to evaporate then the energy needed is:

E=l(vaporization)m

So from the equations it would take ess energy to evaporate water than to boil it and then make it into a gas. But my book is saying that it takes more energy to evaporate water right away

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

 

[Bystander]

"L," latent heat, is larger for the lower temperature.

 

[Chestermiller]

Word-for-word, what exactly does your book say?

Chet

 

[Drizzy]

the book is in another language so I have to translate it.

"The clothes will dry even if it is near 0 degrees celsius, it just requires a little more energy.

 

[Chestermiller]

the book is in another language so I have to translate it.

"The clothes will dry even if it is near 0 degrees celsius, it just requires a little more energy.

See Bystander's answer in post #2.