CHEM.10.C

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The student is expected to define and apply Dalton's law of partial pressure.
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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Science concepts. The student understands the principles of the kinetic molecular theory and ideal gas behavior.

the total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the component gases

describes the behavior of ideal gases at the particle level 

Research

Hilgeman, Fred R., Brent Wilson, and Gary Bertrand. "Using Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures To Determine the Vapor Pressure of a Volatile Liquid." Journal of Chemical Education 87, no. 3 (2007): 469-470. https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/using-daltons-law-partial-pressures-determine/docview/211956827/se-2

Summary:  This experiment, designed for a general chemistry laboratory, illustrates the use of Dalton's law of partial pressures to determine the vapor pressure of a volatile liquid. A predetermined volume of air is injected into a calibrated tube filled with a liquid whose vapor pressure is to be measured. The volume of the liquid displaced is greater than the volume of air injected because of the vapor pressure of the liquid.