Multiple choice

The temperature at which air holds all the water vapours is called as

  1. inversion point

  2. saturation point

  3. dew point

  4. none of these
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Explanation

Dew point temperature is defined as the temperature to which the air would have to cool (at constant pressure and constant water vapor content) in order to reach saturation. A state of saturation exists when the air is holding the maximum amount of water vapor possible at the existing temperature and pressure.

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