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We present the results of investigations on the influence of humidity on a hydrogen thermal conductivity sensor and approaches for predicting the behavior of thermal conductivity towards humidity. A literature search and comparison of different mixing equations for binary gas mixtures were carried out. The theoretical results were compared with experimental results from three different thermal conductivity sensors with mixtures of water vapor in nitrogen. The mixing equations show a large discrepancy between each other. Some of the models predict a continuously decreasing thermal conductivity and some predict an increasing thermal conductivity for increasing levels of humidity. Our measurements indicate an increase in thermal conductivity followed by a decrease after reaching a peak value. It is shown that the measured behavior is reproducible with different sensors. Depending on the sensor, this corresponds to an error up to 2 vol.% in the measured hydrogen value. The measured behavior is consistent with only one of the three models. Compared to this model, our own sensor shows a maximum deviation of 1.4%. Mixing equations for gas mixtures must be chosen carefully, taking into consideration whether mixing partners include polar or non-polar molecules. 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