According to Boyle's law, each gas in a mixture of gases exerts its own pressure as if no other gases are present.

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Boyle's law states that the pressure of a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a constant temperature. The statement about each gas exerting its own pressure as if no other gases are present describes Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures, not Boyle's Law.

According to Boyle's Law, Each Gas in a Mixture of Gases