vapour pressure

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physics the pressure exerted by a vapour. The saturated vapour pressure is that exerted by a vapour in equilibrium with its solid or liquid phase at a particular temperature

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Words nearby vapour pressure

vapory, vapour, vapour density, vapourer moth, vapour lock, vapour pressure, vapour trail, vaquero, Var, vara, varactor

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How to use vapour pressure in a sentence

When the components are completely immiscible, the vapour pressure of the one is not influenced by the presence of the other.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various
In general, when the substance to be distilled has a vapour pressure of only 10 mm.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various
This is the curve of vapour pressure, or the vaporization curve of water.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay
It is possible that at some temperature the vapour pressure curve of a lower hydrate may cut that of a higher hydrate.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay

Thus, at any given temperature, the vapour pressure of the system and the concentration of the components have a definite value.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay