The partial pressure of an individual gas within a mixture of gases is determined by the total pressure of those gases and the fractional concentration of that gas in the mixture.

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The partial pressure of a gas in a mixture is calculated by multiplying the total pressure of the mixture by the mole fraction of that gas in the mixture, according to Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures.

The Partial Pressure of an Individual Gas Within a Mixture