VAPOR PRESSURE LOWERING (VAPOUR PRESSURE DEPRESSION; VAPOR PRESSURE DEPRESSION)


Meaning of VAPOR PRESSURE LOWERING (VAPOUR PRESSURE DEPRESSION; VAPOR PRESSURE DEPRESSION) in English

A colligative property of solutions. The vapor pressure of a solution is always lower than the vapor pressure of the pure solvent; the ratio of solution to pure solvent vapor pressures is approximately equal to the mole fraction of solvent in the solution.

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.