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What is the difference between Dew Point and Humidity?

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J. Rogers

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J. Rogers, Rosshazlewood, MA, Birmingham

Answered Jul 16, 2020

Humidity refers to the quantity of water vapor inside a system. Humidity is generally quantified as the relative humidity. The relative humidity is especially important when the real effect of the humidity is concerned—the vapor pressure created by a vapor in equilibrium in a system. If the temperature of the system is reduced, the system will remain saturated, but if it is elevated, the result would have to be re-evaluated.

The proper explanation of relative humidity is characterized as the percentage of the limited pressure of the vapor apportioned by the saturated vapor pressure at a specific temperature. The dew point system, on the other hand, is the temperature where the amount of vapor inside a system becomes the saturated vapor, and water vapor is the saturated vapor.

It is temperature, and it is measured in temperature units, such as Kelvin, Celsius degree, or Fahrenheit degrees. In a closed system, the dew point is the temperature at which the dew begins to develop. At the dew point, the relative humidity becomes 100 percent.

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Denton Perez

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Denton Perez, Professor, High School, Utah

Answered Jul 13, 2020

When a person is looking up the weather near them, they may see the terms dew point and humidity. Some may not know what these terms refer to, but they are related to weather. The Dew point is the temperature that the air must cool at. This temperature is important so that the air can take in the water vapor. Humidity is related to dew point because it is the amount of water vapor that is in the air. In summer weather, humidity can impact the temperate, for humidity can make the air feel warmer than the actual temperature is.
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