Dalton–Raoult: total vapour pressure (ideal binary liquid, both volatile) (Total pressure equals sum of partial vapour pressures from Raoult’s law for each component)

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Total pressure equals sum of partial vapour pressures from Raoult’s law for each component

What each symbol means

SymbolWhat it stands for
P_totalTotal vapour pressure
x_A,x_BLiquid mole fractions
P°_A,P°_BPure component vapour pressures at T

When to use this

Ideal solution; both components volatile; vapour behaves ideally.