 dalton's_law |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation | |
| Synonyms: | law_of_multiple_proportions | |
| Related terms: | law chemistry | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture is the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone | |
| Synonyms: | law_of_partial_pressures Dalton's_law_of_partial_pressures | |
| Related terms: | law physics chemistry | |
