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'''Gay-Lussac's law''' ([[Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac]]) states that | '''Gay-Lussac's law''' ([[Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac]]) states that | ||
:<math> \left. \frac{P}{T}\right\vert_V=k</math> | :<math> \left. \frac{P}{T}\right\vert_V=k</math> | ||
where <math>P</math> is the pressure, <math>T</math> is the temperature and <math>k</math> is a constant. | where <math>P</math> is the [[pressure]], <math>T</math> is the [[temperature]] and <math>k</math> is a constant. | ||
This holds true for an [[ideal gas]]. | This holds true for an [[ideal gas]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Charles's law]] | *[[Charles's law]] | ||
*[[Equation of State: Ideal Gas | Ideal gas law]] | *[[Equation of State: Ideal Gas | Ideal gas law]] | ||
==References== | |||
# Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac "The Expansion of Gases by Heat", Annales de Chimie '''43''' pp. 137- (1802) | |||
[[category: classical thermodynamics]] | [[category: classical thermodynamics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:15, 25 March 2008
Gay-Lussac's law (Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac) states that
where is the pressure, is the temperature and is a constant. This holds true for an ideal gas.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac "The Expansion of Gases by Heat", Annales de Chimie 43 pp. 137- (1802)