HyperDic: law_of_partial_pressures

English > 1 sense of the expression law of partial pressures:
NOUNcognitionlaw of partial pressures, Dalton's law, Dalton's law of partial pressures(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
English > law of partial pressures: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(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.
SynonymsDalton's law, Dalton's law of partial pressures
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
physics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broaderlaw, law of natureA generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
Spanishley de Dalton
Catalanllei de Dalton

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