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FORMULE DALTON [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
DEF

[The law that] states that the total pressure of a mixture of gases under given conditions is the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases under the same conditions, the partial pressure of a component gas being defined as the pressure that would be exerted by that gas if it were present alone.

Key term(s)
  • law of partial pressure
  • Dalton Rule

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
DEF

Loi selon laquelle la pression d'un mélange gazeux est la somme des pressions partielles qu'aurait chacun des gaz s'il occupait seul, à une même température, le volume du mélange.

OBS

Cette loi exacte pour les gaz parfaits n'est qu'approchée pour les gaz réels.

Key term(s)
  • loi des pressions partielles dite de Dalton

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
  • Acondicionamiento de aire y calefacción
DEF

Ley que establece que la presión de una mezcla gaseosa es igual a la suma de las presiones parciales que ejercerían cada uno de sus componentes si ocupasen, de forma aislada, el volumen total de aquella a su misma temperatura.

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