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Dalton's law

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Dal·ton's law (dôltnz)
n.
A principle that each gas in a mixture of gases exerts a pressure proportionately to the percentage of the gas and independently of the presence of the other gases present. Also called law of partial pressures.
Dalton's law
the pressure exerted by a mixture of nonreacting gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the separate components.
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