vapor tension

vapor tension
noun

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2. the maximum vapor pressure possible, at a given temperature, in a system composed of a liquid or solid substance in contact with the vapor of that substance.
[1860-65]

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vapor pressure or vapor tension,
Physics. the pressure exerted by a vapor in an enclosed space when the vapor is in equilibrium with its liquid or solid at any specified temperature: »

The vapor pressure in the container of sea water is lower than in the flask of pure water, because its water molecules, being bound to salt ions, do not evaporate as easily (Scientific American).


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