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Relative Humidity
« on: October 11, 2014, 06:38:27 AM »
Anyone knows how to continue with this as I am stuck :) Thanks

5.00 L of air at 22.0 °C and 80.0% relative humidity is compressed to half its volume at constant temperature. Will there be any water condensed as liquid? If yes, how much (by mass) of water will condense? The vapour pressure of water at 22.0 °C is 2640 Pa. Molar mass of water = 18.0 g mol–1. State the assumptions made.

I have calculated using
Relative humididty = partial pressure of water vapour/ vapour pressure of water
80/100 = partial pressure of water vapour/ 2640
so partial pressure of water vapour = 2112 Pa
If volume is reduced to half pressure double at constant pressure
so partial pressure of water vapour = 4224 Pa

How do I continue from here?

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Re: Relative Humidity
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2014, 11:57:34 AM »
Anyone knows how to continue with this as I am stuck :) Thanks

5.00 L of air at 22.0 °C and 80.0% relative humidity is compressed to half its volume at constant temperature. Will there be any water condensed as liquid? If yes, how much (by mass) of water will condense? The vapour pressure of water at 22.0 °C is 2640 Pa. Molar mass of water = 18.0 g mol–1. State the assumptions made.

I have calculated using
Relative humididty = partial pressure of water vapour/ vapour pressure of water
80/100 = partial pressure of water vapour/ 2640
so partial pressure of water vapour = 2112 Pa
If volume is reduced to half pressure double at constant pressure
so partial pressure of water vapour = 4224 Pa

How do I continue from here?
What is the theoretical relative humidity once the volume is reduced to half? Is this value possible?
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