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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
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Synonyms:
Dalton's law of partial pressures
,
law of multiple proportions
,
law of partial pressures
See Also:
law
,
law of nature
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