Explain Dalton's law in respect to steam condensers.

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Answer :

It states that’ “The pressure exerted by mixture of air and steam is equal to sum of partial pressures, which each constitute would exert, if it occupies the same volume”.

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Mathematically,

Pc= Pa + Ps

Where;

Pc = Pressure in condenser containing mixture of air and steam

Pa = Partial pressure of air

Ps = Partial pressure of steam

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