Amagat's law

proper noun

A gas law stating that the volume of a gas equals the sum of the volumes of all of the component gases, if they were separated but kept at the same temperature and pressure.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. physicalchemistryA gas law stating that the volume of a gas equals the sum of the volumes of all of the component gases, if they were separated but kept at the same temperature and pressure.

Origin

Proposed by French physicist Émile Amagat.

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Amagat's law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amagat's%20law

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