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Dalton's law of partial pressures states:

A) Gases cannot be mixed
B) The total pressure is the sum of the partial pressures of each gas
C) Pressure depends on volume only
D) Gases are not compressible

Explanation

P_total = P₁ + P₂ + P₃ + ... Each gas contributes its partial pressure independently.

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