Saturation pressure of vapor in air

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If you consider an air - water vapor mixture, total pressure of the mixture consists of water vapor pressure and air pressure. Does saturation pressure of water vapor change if the total pressure (air pressure) is changed.

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Yes it does.

Also the more dilute the gas is, the larger is the effect