- partial pressures
- Condition where two or more gases occupy a space and each one creates part of the total pressure.
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Dalton's law of partial pressures — noun (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the … Useful english dictionary
law of partial pressures — noun (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the … Useful english dictionary
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Dalton's law of partial pressure — n. Dalton s law, physical law that says that the total pressure used by a gaseous mixture equals to the sum of the partial pressures of gases if they alone were present (Law named after the famous English physicist John Dalton) … English contemporary dictionary
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