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Question
Select the correct word from the words in option to complete the sentence:
Efflorescence occurs when the vapour pressure of the hydrated crystals is ____ than the vapour pressure of the atmospheric humidity.
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Efflorescence occurs when the vapour pressure of the hydrated crystals is more than the vapour pressure of the atmospheric humidity.
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