THE SULFUR-OXIDIZING PROKARYOTES. Biological oxidation of hydrogen sulfide to sulfate is one of the major reactions of the global sulfur cycle. Reduced inorganic sulfur compounds (referred to below as sulfur) are exclusively oxidized by prokaryotes, and sulfate is the major oxidation product. Sulfur oxidation in members of theEukarya is mediated by lithoautotrophic bacterial endosymbionts (44).
In simpler terms: the dew point, or frost point, is the temperature at which dew or frost will form should the air temperature fall sufficiently. Other things being equal, as the temperature falls, the relative humidity rises, reaching 100% at the dew point, at least at ground level.ew point temperature is never greater than the air temperature, since the relative humidity cannot exceed 100%.
The new definition says absolute humidity is the mass of the water vapor in a volume divided by the mass of dry air in the said volume. This definition is much convenient when dealing with pressure changes. However, to avoid confusion, the first definition is renamed as the volumetric humidity. Relative Humidity. Relative humidity is important when the real effect of the humidity is concerned. To understand the concept of relative humidity, there are two concepts that are needed to be addressed first. First one is the partial pressure.