dalton's law

Noun
  1. (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation (synset 105890833)
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: law, law of nature - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
    same as: law of multiple proportions
  2. (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 (synset 105885076)
    referred to in:
    • 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
    is a type of: law, law of nature - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
    same as: dalton's law of partial pressures, law of partial pressures

Other Searches