What is Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking about Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure, which refers to the principle in chemistry that states the total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases. It seeks to understand this concept and how it applies to gas mixtures.
Answer
Dalton's Law states that the total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of its individual gases.
Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures states that the total pressure exerted by a mixture of non-reacting gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of each individual gas in the mixture.
Answer for screen readers
Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures states that the total pressure exerted by a mixture of non-reacting gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of each individual gas in the mixture.
More Information
Dalton's Law is useful for calculating the behavior of gas mixtures in various scientific and industrial processes, like respiration and anesthesia.
Tips
A common mistake is assuming Dalton's Law applies to reacting gases, but it only applies to non-reacting gas mixtures.
Sources
- Dalton's Law (Law of Partial Pressures) - Chemistry LibreTexts - chem.libretexts.org
- Dalton's law of partial pressure (article) | Khan Academy - khanacademy.org
- Dalton's law - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org
