Application Notes:
 

partial pressure


is the pressure exerted by a single component of a gaseous mixture. The sum of the partial pressures in a gaseous mixture equals the total pressure. The partial pressure of a substance is a function both of its volatility, or vapor pressure, and its concentration.

 

 

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