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(noun) (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 |
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Synonyms: Dalton's law of partial pressures, law of partial pressures |
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Related Words: law, law of nature |
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(noun) (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: law of multiple proportions |
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Related Words: law, law of nature |
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