| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. (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 same volume alone at the same temperature.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Dalton's law of partial pressures
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Dalton's law of partial pressures | (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 same volume alone at the same temperature. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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