Like what is the difference between cold and warm air besides the temperature, and why does the temperature matter?
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It’s not a moisture vacuum. It actually doesn’t suck up any more water, or at a faster rate than hot air. Yep. What it does do is evaporate water at a slower rate than hot air.
Cold air does not “hold” any more moisture than hot air. It’s just that there is constantly water being absorbed into the air and there is always water condensing out of the air. The rate of condensation is a function of how much energy the water molecules have which is related to their temperature. Hotter air = less energy and slower condensation. So, water tends to get driven out of hot air more than cold.
Like I’m five… Cold air has less thermal energy to drive water out.
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