The Gas Laws

GAS LAWS

BOYLE’s LAW

For a fixed mass of gas at constant

temperature (T), the pressure (P) is
inversely proportional to the volume (V)

P  1/V
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CONSTANT-VOLUME LAW
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If the volume of a fixed mass of gas is
held constant, the pressure (P) is directly
proportional to the temperature (T)

P  T
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CHARLES’ LAW

For a fixed mass of gas at constant

pressure (P), the volume (V) is
proportional to the temperature (T)

V  T
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Combination of the three laws

PV = RT (constant)
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HENRY’s LAW

At constant temperature (T), the amount

of gas which dissolves in a liquid with
which it is in contact is proportional to
the partial pressure of that gas
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Major carbon dioxide pathways