A system consists of liquid water in equilibrium with a

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A system consists of liquid water in equilibrium with a gaseous mixture of air and water vapor. How many phases are present? Does the system consist of a pure substance? Explain. Repeat for a system consisting of ice and liquid water in equilibrium with a gaseous mixture of air and water vapor.

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QUESTION:

A system consists of liquid water in equilibrium with a gaseous mixture of air and water vapor. How many phases are present? Does the system consist of a pure substance? Explain. Repeat for a system consisting of ice and liquid water in equilibrium with a gaseous mixture of air and water vapor.

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A system consists of liquid water in equilibrium with a gaseous mixture of air and water vapor. This system contains two phases, liquid and vapor. The system cannot be considered a pure substance since the air and water have different chemical compositions.

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