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  4. Air inside a closed container is saturated with vapour. The air pressure is ρ and the saturated vapour pressure of water is P. If the mixture is compressed to one-half of its volume by maintaining temperature constant, the pressure becomes

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Q. Air inside a closed container is saturated with vapour. The air pressure is $\rho$ and the saturated vapour pressure of water is $P$. If the mixture is compressed to one-half of its volume by maintaining temperature constant, the pressure becomes

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Solution:

Air inside a closed container is saturated with vapour, so if temperature remains constant, the saturated vapour pressure does not change. Also, pressure will be twice, when volume is halved.