# Saturated vapor pressure

From the table of the saturated vapor pressure of the water, at 20 degrees C, the saturated vapor pressure is 2.3388 kPa.

My question is: If I put a water in a closed container, and I pressurize the container up 2.3388 kPa (above the atmosphere pressure) by nitrogen or any other inert gas, will the water evaporate, or it will never evaporate because we are already above its saturated pressure?

In other words, is the saturated vapor pressure of a substance affected only by the partial pressure of the substance itself, or by the amount of pressure above its surface regardless of the substances cause that pressure?

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$$\ce{A(l) <=> A(g)}$$
$$\mathrm{K}_{eq} = \frac{P_{\ce{A(g)}}}{\ce{[A(l)]}}$$