Raoult's law
[ rah-oolz ]
/ rɑˈulz /
noun Physical Chemistry.
the principle that the fraction by which the vapor pressure of a solvent is lowered by the addition of a nonvolatile, nonelectrolytic solute is equal to the mole fraction of the solute in the solution.
Origin of Raoult's law
1890–95; named after François
Raoult (1830–1901), French chemist and physicist
Medical definitions for raoult's law
Raoult's law
[ rä-ōōlz′ ]
n.
The principle that the vapor pressure of a solution is equal to the vapor pressure of the pure solvent multiplied by the mole fraction of the solvent in the solution.