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What determines the amount of water vapour in the air?
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Solution
The amount of water vapour or humidity is dependent on the temperature conditions, because the capacity of air to hold moisture changes according to the temperature, e.g., in higher temperature the water vapour amount may increase and in low temperature, it may decrease.
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