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Expired air is saturated with water vapor because the air we breathe in is warmed and humidified as it passes through the nasal passages and lungs. As a result, when we exhale, the air leaving our bodies contains more moisture than the air we inhale. This excess moisture is what causes expired air to be saturated with water.

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