The vapour pressure of a liquid is decreased when a solute is added, the amount of the decrease being proportional to the amount of solute dissolved. The law was discovered in 1847 by the German chemist Lambert Babo (1818–99). See alsoRaoult’s law.
Chemistry
The vapour pressure of a liquid is decreased when a solute is added, the amount of the decrease being proportional to the amount of solute dissolved. The law was discovered in 1847 by the German chemist Lambert Babo (1818–99). See alsoRaoult’s law.
Chemical Engineering
A law that states that the vapour pressure of a solution is reduced in proportion to the amount of solute that is added. It was discovered in 1847 by German chemist Lambert von Babo (1818–99).