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dalton's law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
dal-ton's law
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The total pressure of a mixture or gases is the sum of the partial pressures of each gas in the mixture; it is only true for ideal gases.

name

When two elements can combine to form more than one compound then the amounts of one which combines with a fixed amount of the other will have a simple multiple relationship.

Etymology

From John Dalton, English scientist.

Synonyms

the law of partial pressures the law of multiple proportions dalton's law of partial pressures law of partial pressures law of multiple proportions

Questions

What does dalton's law mean?
The total pressure of a mixture or gases is the sum of the partial pressures of each gas in the mixture; it is only true for ideal gases.
Where does dalton's law come from?
From John Dalton, English scientist.

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