 law_of_partial_pressures |
||
| 1. | [ 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: | Dalton's_law_of_partial_pressures Dalton's_law | |
| Related terms: | law physics chemistry | |
