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