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• Gases are compressible because of the large spaces between gas  molecules.

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• Liquids and solids cannot be compressed significantly,  implying that they contain very little free space.

Daltonís law of partial pressures (P total = P A + P B).

-Each gas exerts pressure in proportion to the number of molecules of that gas present (its mole percent or mole fraction).

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