Discussion
Equilibrium moisture content is the moisture at which
Answer: D
Correct answer: The grain neither gains nor loses moisture
Equilibrium moisture content is the value a grain settles at when held in air of a given temperature and relative humidity long enough that net moisture exchange stops. The vapour pressure of the water in the grain then equals that of the surrounding air.
It is a property of the pair, not of the grain alone: change the relative humidity and the equilibrium shifts. This is why safe storage is specified as a moisture content and a storage atmosphere, and why grain dried below the equilibrium value for its store will simply reabsorb moisture until it returns to it.
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