what is the effect of moisture on pressure?
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Humid air contains lots of water. As more and more water enters the atmosphere it displaces other, heavier molecules.
As a result air that is humid is much lighter.
Since humid air is lighter, it has less weight to press down with so it has lower pressure.
As moisture content in the air increases the air pressure decreases .
As the moisture content decreases , air pressure increases.
Thus they both are inversely related to each other.
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Humid air contains lots of water. As more and more water enters the atmosphere it displaces other, heavier molecules.
As a result air that is humid is much lighter.
Since humid air is lighter, it has less weight to press down with so it has lower pressure.
As moisture content in the air increases the air pressure decreases .
As the moisture content decreases , air pressure increases.
Thus they both are inversely related to each other.
Hope this information will clear your doubts about topic.
If you have any more doubts just ask here on the forum and our experts will try to help you out as soon as possible.
Regards