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Dalton's Law Calculator

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Calculates the total pressure of a gas mixture using Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Partial Pressure of Gas 1, Partial Pressure of Gas 2, Partial Pressure of Gas 3, Partial Pressure of Gas 4, and Partial Pressure of Gas 5 in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Total Pressure in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Air Composition

Partial Pressure of Gas 1: 0.78 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 2: 0.21 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 3: 0.00934 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 4: 0.00033 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 5: 0 atm

Total Pressure: 0.99967 atm

Simple Mixture

Partial Pressure of Gas 1: 1 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 2: 1 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 3: 1 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 4: 0 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 5: 0 atm

Total Pressure: 3 atm

High Pressure Mix

Partial Pressure of Gas 1: 5 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 2: 3 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 3: 2 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 4: 1 atm; Partial Pressure of Gas 5: 0.5 atm

Total Pressure: 11.5 atm

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