Dalton's law of partial pressures

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Dalton's law of partial pressures - (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

law of partial pressures, Dalton's law

law of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"

chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"

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His father owned a brewery and Joule was raised and educated to take over the business, being tutored by John Dalton who is famous for creating Dalton's law of partial pressures (also widely used by refrigeration technicians, whether they realize it or not).

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"If population movements corresponded to the equivalent of Dalton's law of partial pressures, there would be a tendency for population density to equilibrate over different geographical areas," which is just what I was about to say.