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The law stating that the total pressure of a gas mixture equals the sum of the partial pressures of its components is:

1. Amagat's law
2. Avogadro's law
3. Henry's law
4. Dalton's law

Answer

D. Dalton's law

Solution

Dalton's law of additive pressures: P = Pi, each component at the mixture's T and V.

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