Dalton law

Dal·ton law

(dahl'tŏn),

each gas in a mixture of gases exerts a pressure proportionate to the percentage of the gas and independent of the presence of the other gases present.

Synonym(s): law of partial pressures

[John Dalton]

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Dal·ton law

(dawl'tŏn law)

Each gas in a mixture of gases exerts a pressure proportionate to the percentage of the gas and independent of the presence of the other gases present.
Synonym(s): law of partial pressures.

[John Dalton]

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Dalton,

John, English chemist, mathematician, and natural philosopher, 1766-1844.

Dalton law - each gas in a mixture of gases exerts a pressure proportionate to the percentage of the gas and independent of the presence of the other gases present. Synonym(s): law of partial pressures

Dalton-Henry law - in dissolving a mixture of gases, a liquid will absorb as much of each gas in the mixture as if that were the only gas dissolved.

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Dal·ton law

(dawl'tŏn law)

Each gas in a mixture of gases exerts a pressure proportionate to the percentage of the gas and independent of the presence of the other gases present.
Synonym(s): law of partial pressures.

[John Dalton]

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