10 Its of an air sample with relative humidity 0.6 is compressed to 5 litres at same temperature. What is the partial pressure of the water vapour in the compressed air, if the pressure of saturated water vapour at that temperature is 2.4 K Pa

10 Its of an air sample with relative humidity 0.6 is compressed to 5

1.	10 Its of an air sample with relative humidity 0.6 is compressed to 5 litres at same temperature. What is the partial pressure of the water vapour in the compressed air, if the pressure of saturated water vapour at that temperature is 2.4 K Pa
Answer» <html><body><p>1.2 KPa <br/>2.4 Kpa <br/>3.6 kPa<br/>1.8 KPa <br/></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solution-25781" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLUTION">SOLUTION</a> :`R.H. = 0.6 = (P_(H_2 O))/(V.P) <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/xx-747671" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about XX">XX</a> 100` <br/> `implies P_(H_2 O) = 0.6 xx 2.4 = 1.44 kPa` <br/> on making volume half, `P_(H_2 O)` should double, but R.H. `> 100% implies` saturation. <br/> `implies P_(H_2O) = 2.4 kPa` (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/limiting-2791961" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LIMITING">LIMITING</a> value) .</body></html>