What is the term for the ratio of the amount of water vapor in a volume of gas compared to the amount of the water in gas saturated at a normal body temperature of 37° C?
a. Percent body humidity (BH)
b. Relative humidity (RH)
c. Absolute humidity
d. Water vapor pressure
ANS: A
The %BH of a gas is the ratio of its actual water vapor content to the water vapor capacity in saturated gas at body temperature (37° C). Thus, %BH is the same as RH, except that the capac-ity (or denominator) is fixed at 43.8 mg/L.
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