Gay-Lussac's law

Gay-Lussac's law (Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac) states that

$\left.{\frac {P}{T}}\right\vert _{V}=k$

where $P$ is the pressure, $T$ is the temperature and $k$ is a constant. This holds true for an ideal gas.

See also

• Boyle's law
• Charles's law
• Ideal gas law

References

1. Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac "The Expansion of Gases by Heat", Annales de Chimie 43 pp. 137- (1802)