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Charles's Law.

Authors :
Lasky, Jack
Source :
Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science, 2024. 3p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Charles's law states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature. First discovered by French scientist Jacques Charles in 1787, the principle eventually became part of the combined gas laws—alongside Boyle's law and Gay-Lussac's temperature-pressure law—which together describe the behaviors of gases under a variety of conditions. Charles's law is often referred to alternately as Gay-Lussac's law or Charles and Gay-Lussac's law because it was first published by Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac rather than by Charles himself.

Details

Database :
Research Starters
Journal :
Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science
Publication Type :
Reference
Accession number :
98402312