What is the tempeature to which air must be cooled at a constant pressure to become saturated?

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anor277
Feb 2, 2017

#"Saturated"# with what, water vapour?

Explanation:

The #"saturated vapour pressure"# is the vapour pressure of water at a given temperature. When a gas is collected over water, one must always account for #P_"SVP"# at the specified temperature;

i.e. #P_"observed"# #=# #P_"gas"+P_"SVP"#

#P_"SVP"# is a function of temperature; at laboratory temperatures #P_"SVP"~=20*mm*Hg#.

How would you predict #P_"SVP"# to evolve with increasing temperature?

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