Exercises for Weather & Climate (9th Edition)
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Chapter 5, Problem 12E
Condensation is an important phase change that commonly occurs in the atmosphere. Suppose a 1-m3 sample of air at sea-level pressure, containing 4 g of water vapor, was cooled such that all 4 g condensed. How many calories of heat would be released by this process?
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