Air can hold a certain amount of moisture (water vapor) in the mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and other gases. The amount goes up with the temperature. If air is holding as much moisture as possible at a given temperature, it is said to be saturated, and it probably will start precipitating if the temperature drops at all.
it is kind of like a saturated solution in which the excess solute will precipitate as solid particles when the solution is cooled. So to dumb it down, it means that no more water can be evaporated in to the air.
Air that has reached its water-vapor capacity is said to be saturated.
When the air is saturated, it means it is holding the maximum amount of water vapor it can at a given temperature. Further evaporation or addition of water vapor will lead to condensation or precipitation.
When air is saturated, it cannot hold any more moisture in the form of water vapor. This state is known as 100% relative humidity. Any additional moisture added to the saturated air will result in condensation or fog formation.
The comparison of the actual amount of water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor in the air if it were saturated is called relative humidity. It is expressed as a percentage and indicates how close the air is to being saturated with moisture.
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with water vapor is called the dew point temperature. This is the point at which the air is holding as much water vapor as it can at that temperature, resulting in condensation.
Saturated air is air that has all the water vapor that it can hold.
To determine if the air in the room is saturated or unsaturated, you would need to measure the humidity level. If the humidity level is at 100%, then the air is saturated. If it is below 100%, then the air is unsaturated.
Exhaled air is saturated with water vapor because the air we breathe in gets warmed and humidified in our lungs. As we exhale, this moisture-laden air is released, resulting in saturated air.
When a parcel of air is saturated with water vapor the relative humidity of that parcel of air is 100%.
Saturated air is more dense.
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more air
Yes, it is possible to determine if the air is saturated by looking at a Stuve graph. If the temperature and dew point lines are touching on the graph, then the air is saturated. If the lines are not touching, the air is not saturated.
"Saturated" or "At saturation point".
Air that has reached its water-vapor capacity is said to be saturated.
Dew pointThe dew point is the temperature to which air must cool to be saturated.
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