Question

Relative humidity is the percentage of the

• A. absolute humidity value to the amount of humidity actually present.
• B. increase of humidity/ absolute humidity.
• C. amount of humidity actually present to the absolute humidity
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C amount of humidity actually present to the absolute humidity

Relative humidity is the percentage of amount of humidity actually present to the absolute humidity.

The ratio of the actual amount of water vapour present in the volume of air at a given temperature to maximum amount that air would hold at that temperature, expressed as percentage is relative humidity.