ans (Charles and Gay Lussac's Law NATIONAL AERONAUTICS t Tet only site AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION rooted ciesn i a ES SI Glenn S& Charles and Gay-Lussac’s Law Research Center Pressure Temperature | Pressure Temperature For a given mass, at constant pressure, the volume is directly proportional to the temperature V=CT Gases have various proverties that we can observ with our senses, including the gas pressure, temperature (7), mass, and the volume (V) that contains the gas. Careful, scientific observation has determined that these variables are related to one another and that the values of these properties determine the state of the gas ‘The relationship between temperature and volume, at a constant number of moles and pressure, is called Charles and Gay-Lussae's Law in honor of the two French scientists who first investigated this relationship. Charles did the original ‘work, which was verified by Gay-Lussac. They obsened that if the pressure is held constant, the volume V is equal to a constant times the temperature T: V= constant * T For example, suppose we have a theoretical gas confined in a jar with a piston at the top. The initial state of the gas has a ‘yolume qual to 4.0 cubic meters, and the temperature is 300 KelMn. With the pressure and number of moles held constant, the bumer has been tumed off and the gas is allowed to cool to 225 Kelvin. (In an actual experiment, a cryogenic ice-bath ‘would be required to obtain these temperatures.) As the gas cools, the volume decreases to 3.0 cubic meters. The volume divided by the temperature remains a constant (4/300 = 3/225 ), Here is a computer animation of this process: wa ge.nasa.goWWAK-1iirlanelg hase. weans (Charles and Gay Lussac's Law You can study this relationship in more detail at the Animated Gas Lab, Activities: 6-8 |[ 6-8 | 3-12 | Guided Tours + dm Gasstaties: EE Navigation .. Re CCe | Compressible Flow || Hypersoric Index Baginners Guide Home Page FIRSTGOV, * 22842" ener! otine S se rasa eenson + Equal Employment Opportunity Data sence Posted Pursuant to the No Fear Act Last Undated: Mar 07 2011 + Budgets, Strategic Plans and Accountability ¥ Contact Glens Reports + treegom of information Act + The President's Management Agenda + NASA Privacy Statement, Disclaimer, nd Accessibilty Certtication wu re.nasa.goM WOK: "2akrtanelghasac inl