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  1. Moist air is treated as an ideal gas mixture of water vapor and dry air (molecular weight of air = 28.84 and molecular weight of water = 18). At a location, the total pressure is 100 kPa, the temperature is 30°C and the relative humidity is 55%. Given that the saturation pressure of water at 30°C is 4246 Pa, the mass of water vapor per kg of dry air is ______ grams.
    1. 14.2 gm/kg of dry air
    2. 15.2 gm/kg of dry air
    3. 13.2 gm/kg of dry air
    4. 12.2 gm/kg of dry air
Correct Option: A

w = 0.622
Pv
P - Pv

φ =
Pv
Ps

⇒ 0.55 =
Pv
Ps

⇒ Pv = 2235.3
w = 0.622 ×
2235.3
- 2235.3
(100 × 103)

w = 0.0142 kg/kg of dry air
w = 14.2 gm/kg of dry air



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