The proportion of the total air pressure that is exerted by an individual gas in a gas mixture is referred to as the

A. partial pressure of that gas.
B. gas-specific gravity of that gas.
C. total pressure of that gas.
D. incomplete pressure of that gas.
E. barometry of that gas.


Answer: A

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