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What is Vapour Pressure and how is it different from the Partial Pressure of a gas?

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Vapour Pressure (VP) is the pressure exerted by a vapour in dynamic equilibrium with its liquid (or solid) phase at a specific temperature. Difference: Partial pressure depends on the amount of gas and volume ( PV=nRTPV=nRT ) and can take any value up to the saturation point. Vapour Pressure is a fixed characteristic property (saturation pressure) dependent only on Temperature for a given substance.

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