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Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-07-14 20:33:53
Social Science
Does filling a room with water vapor increase the air pressure in the room?
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Assuming all doors, windows etc are totally shut.
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Anonymous
Your question can be interpreted in different ways. For a given temperature and pressure, humid air is less dense than dry air.
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Anonymous
"Assuming all doors, windows etc are totally shut" but that is not airtight, so the answer is NO.
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Anonymous
Assuming no air escapes when the water vapour is added and that the temperature is unchanged (or rises) - yes. You have increased the number of particles bouncing around in the fixed volume; this is what gives the extra pressure.
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Anonymous
Since you have a seal environment the addition of any vapor will raise the pressure. Of course if you added a couple of bricks it would also raise the pressure because the vapor space would be smaller. That is in effect what you do if you add water vapor.
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Anonymous
Yes, the temperature would increase so the pressure would increase.