vThe
total pressure in a container is the sum of
the pressure each gas would exert if it were
alone in the container.
v
vThe total pressure is the sum of the partial pressures.
v
vPTotal = P1 + P2 + P3 + P4 + P5 ...
v
vFor each P = nRT/V
John Dalton
Chemist &
Physicist
Eaglesfield,
Cumberland, England
September 6, 1766 – July
27, 1844