partial pressure

American  

noun

Physics, Chemistry.

1. the pressure that a gas in a mixture of gases would exert if it occupied the same volume as the mixture at the same temperature.

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partial pressure British  

noun

1. the pressure that a gas, in a mixture of gases, would exert if it alone occupied the whole volume occupied by the mixture

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Etymology

Origin of partial pressure

First recorded in 1855–60

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partial pressure

Once the MOF is filled with CO2, the CO2 can be removed, or desorbed, by lowering the partial pressure of CO2, either by flushing with a different gas or putting it in a vacuum.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024

Then, use this k value to compute the oxygen solubility at the specified oxygen partial pressure, 0.17 atm.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

What is the equilibrium partial pressure of CO2 at room temperature?

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Hydrogen is removed from the vessel until the partial pressure of nitrogen, at equilibrium, is 250 torr.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

The ratios of the fluxes of partial pressure to the corresponding pressure-gradients are also equal to the same coefficient.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various