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\rho = \frac{P}{R \, T} \cdot \sum_\alpha \ x_\alpaalpha \cdot M_\alpha

where

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mole fraction of 

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 chemical component

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molar mass of 

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 chemical component

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mixture temperature

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mixture pressure

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The relative density then can be found as:

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\gamma = M_{\rm ref}^-1 \sum_\alpha \ x_\alpaalpha \cdot M_\alpha


where 

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 is the molar mass of the reference fluid (usually, water or air depending on the context).

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The usual practice is to calculate the fluid mixture density at STP and then use pressure-density correlations to predict its properties at various temperature and pressure.

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