Physics thought question

Goldy

xmacro

Wouldn't it depend on the air temp?

dwayne3307

xmacro:

Wouldn't it depend on the air temp?

i was thinking this too

Joeyjoe21_8

i thought this too..but just to be a smart ass with a answer..ill just say 100%

sightunseen

Is it a vacuum inside?

stephen_hannibal

sightunseen:

Is it a vacuum inside?

+1

DSWarmack

Is there any circulation?

beatnic

bigharpoon

Intuitively I would have to go with 100%, unless it's a tiny bowl of water in an enormous box. Anything less than 100% the bowl would be empty and all the water would have been absorbed into the air and the air would still have potential for more moisture.

zoom6zoom

Schrödinger's humidor?

BlueRings

I am no physicist but at 100% humidity water vapor the tempature would need to be higher than the outside tempature which would cause condensation. Air holds more water the higher the tempature right!? It would not cause rain because of the need for mass and air flow however it would condense and cause the inside to sweat. Just my theory based on no fact.

YankeeMan

I've got a headache!!! Thank God I teach Criminal Justice and not physics!

cabinetmaker

Altitude also is a variable, as is temperature. There is a nice formula to predict it if you'd like, I remember doing a lot of it in physics in college. I don't miss it. Look up Goff-Gratch (I think)..

Goldy

Now that I think of this a bit more I think I screwed it up. I forgot to say that pressure cant change in this magical air tight container. If we have an air tight container with no changes in pressure at an average temp and average elevation what would happen?

beatnic

Goldy

beatnic

In fantasy land, a cloud would form and it would start raining, the drops being absorbed by the air just as it reaches the surface. The volume increase in the air would equal the volume decrease in the water bowl.