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Why is the vapour pressure of liquid constant at a constant temperature ?

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Vapour pressure is the pressure of the vapour at equilibrium state when the rate of evaporation becomes equal to the rate of condensation. The equilibrium constant does not change at a particular temperature and therefore the vapour pressure remains constant.
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