If vapor pressure exceeds system pressure, will there be no liquid phase?

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If the vapour pressure of a component is bigger than the system pressure, does it means it will fully in vapour phase and no liquid phase are formed??
 
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Yes, or if a liquid phase was already existing then it will begin to boil away.
 
the moment the partial pressure of a component is equal to its vapor pressure, any additional mass of that component formed must be in the vapor phase (and no longer in the liquid phase).