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Dalton's law
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Dalton's law [for John Dalton Dalton, John (dôl`tən), 1766–1844, English scientist.
..... Click the link for more information. ], physical law that states that the total pressure exerted by a homogeneous mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases. The partial pressure of a gas is the pressure it would exert if all the other gases in the mixture were absent.
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