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Chapter 18 Problem 18.89

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The Dew Point. The vapor pressure of water (see Problem 18.88) decreases as the temperature decreases. If the amount of water vapor in the air is kept constant as the air is cooled, a temperature is reached, called the dew point, at which the partial pressure and vapor pressure coincide and the vapor is saturated. If the air is cooled further, vapor condenses to liquid until the partial pressure again equals the vapor pressure at that temperature. The temperature in a room is \(30.0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). A meteorologist cools a metal can by gradually adding cold water. When the can temperature reaches \(16.0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\), water droplets form on its outside surface. What is the relative humidity of the \(30.0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) air in the room? The table lists the vapor pressure of water at various temperatures:

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The first step in solving 18 problem number 89 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: The Dew Point. The vapor pressure of water (see Problem 18.88) decreases as the temperature decreases. If the amount of water vapor in the air is kept constant as the air is cooled, a temperature is reached, called the dew point, at which the partial pressure and vapor pressure coincide and the vapor is saturated. If the air is cooled further, vapor condenses to liquid until the partial pressure again equals the vapor pressure at that temperature. The temperature in a room is \(30.0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). A meteorologist cools a metal can by gradually adding cold water. When the can temperature reaches \(16.0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\), water droplets form on its outside surface. What is the relative humidity of the \(30.0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) air in the room? The table lists the vapor pressure of water at various temperatures:
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Title Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young; Roger A. Freedman; A. Lewis Ford
ISBN 9780321696861

The Dew Point. The vapor pressure of water (see 18.88)

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