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What is the pressure contributed by one gas in a gas mixture called?
AVapour pressure
BPartial pressure
COncotic pressure
DOsmotic pressure
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Partial pressure
The share of total pressure due to a single gas is its partial pressure, as pO2 or pCO2.
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