imagine that the air temperature in your classroom increased by 10 degrees celsius. Would the relative humidity of the air in the room go up or down? Explain. Please help!!!!
increasing the air temperature increases the airs ability to hold more water, which is why its really humid when it's hot outside. Increasing the room temp increases the relative humidity.
So would the relative humidity would go up or not? Either way, explain.
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To determine the effect of an increase in air temperature on relative humidity, we need to understand the relationship between temperature and humidity. Relative humidity is the ratio of the amount of water vapor present in the air to the maximum amount it can hold at a given temperature. Warmer air can hold more moisture, while cooler air can hold less.
When the air temperature in your classroom increases by 10 degrees Celsius, the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold also increases. However, the actual amount of moisture in the air remains the same unless additional moisture is added or removed. Therefore, if no moisture is added or removed, the relative humidity will decrease.
Here's an explanation of why:
1. Given that the air temperature rises by 10 degrees Celsius, its capacity to hold moisture increases.
2. If the amount of moisture in the air remains constant, the ratio of the actual moisture present to the maximum possible moisture decreases.
3. This decrease in the ratio results in a decrease in relative humidity.
In summary, when the air temperature in a room increases without any change in the amount of moisture in the air, the relative humidity decreases.