Dalton's law

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun phrase 1.3 Synonyms

English

Etymology

From John Dalton, English chemist

Noun phrase

Dalton's law

1. ((chemistry{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})),((physics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) 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
2. ((chemistry{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) 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

Synonyms

• the law of partial pressures (1)
• the law of multiple proportions (2)