Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259822674
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Michael A. Boles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14.7, Problem 115RP
Determine the mole fraction of dry air at the surface of a lake whose temperature is 18°C. The air at the lake surface is saturated, and the atmospheric pressure at lake level can be taken to be 100 kPa.
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