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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]

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