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Charles' law
For a gas held at constant pressure, the volume (V) occupied by the gas is directly proportional to its temperature (T). That is:
VThe relationship was discovered by Jacques Charles in 1787 and is a special case of the ideal gas law. It is sometimes called Gay-Lussac's law, because Joseph Gay-Lussac established it more accurately in 1882.T, or
V/T = k,
where k is a constant.
Related entries
• gas laws
• Boyle's law
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• HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS
• PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
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