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PARTIAL VAPOR PRESSURE [2 records]

Record 1 2000-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
CONT

As the water comes to the surface and the partial vapor pressure drops, radon dissolves in water partitions into the air.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
CONT

La pression de vapeur partielle [...] d'un composant i d'une solution solide ou liquide est la pression de vapeur partielle de ce composant dans la vapeur saturée en équilibre avec cette phase.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Climatology
OBS

In meteorology, the "partial vapor pressure" is usually the partial pressure of water vapor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Climatologie
DEF

Poussée qu'exerce la vapeur d'une substance, en mélange avec d'autres substances, sur les parois d'un espace clos.

CONT

La tension de vapeur d'eau est la pression partielle de la vapeur en millimètres de mercure ou en millibars.

Spanish

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