In the discussion on the composition of air, mention is made of the fact that water vapor may have a concentration as high as 40,000 ppm. Calculate the partial pressure exerted by water vapor at this concentration. Assume that this represents a situation with 100% humidity. What temperature would be needed to achieve this value? (See Appendix G.)

Data given in Appendix G

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TABLE 15 Vapor Pressure of Water at Various Temperatures Vapor Pressure (torr) Temperature (°C) -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.6 9.2 9.8 10.5 11.2 12.0 12.8 13.6 14.5 15.5 16.5 17.5 Temperature (°C) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Vapor Pressure (torr) 18.7 19.8 21.1 22.4 23.8 25.2 26.7 28.3 30.0 31.8 33.7 35.7 37.7 39.9 42.2 44.6 47.1 49.7 52.4 55.3 58.3 61.5 64.8 68.3 71.9 75.7 79.6 83.7 88.0 92.5 Temperature (°C) 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Vapor Pressure (torr) 97.2 102.1 107.2 112.5 118.0 123.8 129.8 136.1 142.6 149.4 156.4 163.8 171.4 179.3 187.5 196.1 205.0 214.2 223.7 233.7 243.9 254.6 265.7 277.2 289.1 301.4 314.1 327.3 341.0 355.1 Temperature (°C) 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108. 109 110 Vapor Pressure (torr) 369.7 384.9 400.6 416.8 433.6 450.9 468.7 487.1 506.1 525.8 546.1 567.0 588.6 610.9 633.9 657.6 682.1 707.3 733.2 760.0 787.6 815.9 845.1 875.1 906.1 937.9 970.6 1004.4 1038.9 1074.6