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=Gay Lussac's Law=

Gay Lussac's Law states that the pressure of a gas at a constant volume is directly proportional to the gas's temperature in Kelvin's. When the temperature increases, the particles gain more energy causing them to bounce of the walls which creates more pressure. This law was created by Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac in 1802.

The equation is : P1/T1 = P1/T1 P = pressure T = temperature

Example problem:

P1= 5 atm T1 = 280 K P2 = ? T1 = 300 K

Isolate the P1 ..... 5/280 = P2/300.....multiple each by 300.......5/280 x 300 = P2 The answer is 5.36 atm.

This is the equation.

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