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vapor tension

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
va-por ten-sion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

The pressure or tension of a confined body of vapor of a chemical substance in equilibrium with the solid or liquid form of the substance. The pressure of a given saturated vapor is a function of the temperature only, and may be measured by introducing a small quantity of the substance into a barometer and noting the depression of the column of mercury.

Questions

What does vapor tension mean?
The pressure or tension of a confined body of vapor of a chemical substance in equilibrium with the solid or liquid form of the substance. The pressure of a given saturated vapor is a function of the temperature only, and may be measured by introducing a small quantity of the substance into a barometer and noting the depression of the column of mercury.

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