DALTON'S LAW OF PARTIAL PRESSURES
Definition:
- [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 same volume alone at the same temperature
Synonyms: Dalton's law, Dalton's law of partial pressures, law of partial pressures
