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Explain why vapour pressure increases with increasing temperature.​

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As the temperature of a liquid increases, the kinetic energy of its molecules also increases. And as the kinetic energy of the molecules increases, the number of molecules transitioning into a vapor also increases, thereby increasing the vapor pressure.
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