Integrated Science
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Author: Tillery, Bill W.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill,
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Chapter 4, Problem 12CQ
The relative humidity increases almost every evening after sunset. Explain how this is possible if no additional water vapor is added to or removed from the air.
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