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Dewpoint of water in relation to composition of atmosphere

Gases do not hold water vapor. Vapor is gas on its own. Neither oxygen nor nitrogen need other gases to hold them either. Gases are mutually toward each other just bystanders. Vapor can be present in ...
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Is there a supercritical state for ice?

You ask three things at once, thinking they are one thing, which they are not. Does the solid/liquid line end with a critical point, like the liquid/gas line? No, it just keeps going on and on. Does ...
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