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Raoult’s law

Estimates partial pressure using liquid phase mole fraction and pure component vapor pressure.

pi=xipisat(T)p_i=x_i p_i^{\mathrm{sat}}(T)

symbols, variables and units

p_i,p_sat: Pa; x_i: liquid phase mole fraction; T: K.

applicable conditions and boundaries

The ideal liquid mixture approximates the low-pressure ideal gas phase.

formula source code

The following is a copyable LaTeX expression.

p_i=x_i p_i^{\mathrm{sat}}(T)

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