A Humidity Measure That Remains Constant as Temperature and Pressure

question 86

Multiple Choice

A humidity measure that remains constant as temperature and pressure change,and which is expressed as a mass of water vapor (g) per mass of air (kg) ,is

• A)specific humidity.
• B)vapor pressure.
• C)relative humidity.
• D)the dew point.
• E)absolute humidity.

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Definitions:

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