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Raoult's law

Raoult's law proper noun: a relation which states that given an ideal solution and a gas in equilibrium, the partial pressure of each component in the gas equals its mole fraction in the solution multiplied by its equilibrium vapor pressure.

Proper noun

Raoult's law

  1. A relation which states that given an ideal solution and a gas in equilibrium, the partial pressure of each component in the gas equals its mole fraction in the solution multiplied by its equilibrium vapor pressure.
    • P_(comp) = X_(comp) ⋅ Pᵥₐₚ

Origin of Raoult's law

Proposed by French chemist François-Marie Raoult.

Questions about Raoult's law

What does Raoult's law mean?
Raoult's law means a relation which states that given an ideal solution and a gas in equilibrium, the partial pressure of each component in the gas equals its mole fraction in the solution multiplied by its equilibrium vapor pressure.
What part of speech is Raoult's law?
Raoult's law is a proper noun.

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