Meaning of DALTON'S LAW

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	Definition:		[n]  (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 [n]  (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:		Dalton's law of partial pressures, law of multiple proportions, law of partial pressures
	See Also:		law, law of nature