State whether the following statement is true or false:
The term $vapor$ describes the gaseous state of a substance that normally exists as a liquid or solid.

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(TRUE) The statement is $True$.
In physics and chemistry,the term $vapor$ refers to a substance in the gas phase at a temperature lower than its critical temperature. This means that the substance can be condensed to a liquid or solid state by increasing the pressure on it without lowering the temperature. Substances like water,which are liquid at room temperature,exist as $vapor$ when they evaporate.

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