Gas Law Name of the Fundamental Units of Relationship

scientist that Properties of Measurement

investigated Gases Involve Involved
the
relationship of
the properties
Boyle’s Law Robert Boyle The volume of Take pressure The pressure (p) of a given
(1627-1621) gas increase as (P) and volume quantity of gas varies inversely
the pressure (V) with its volume (v) at constant
decrease temperature; i.e., in equation
form, pv = k, a constant.
Charle’s Law Jacques The volume  The volume of a When the pressure is held
Charles occupied by a gas equals a constant, the volume of a
fixed amount constant value quantity of the gas is related to
of gas is multiplied by its the temperature as V/T =
directly temperature constant. This relationship is
proportional to as measured on known as Charles' law.
its absolute the Kelvin scale
temperature, if (zero Kelvin
the pressure corresponds to
remains -273.15 degrees
constant. Celsius).
Gay Lussac’s Joseph the pressure of t is usually Pressure and Temperature
Law Louis Gay- a given amount expressed as
Lussac  of gas held at 0.08206 L x
constant atm/K x mol or
volume is 8.314 J/K x mol.
directly
proportional to
the Kelvin
temperature.
Combined Benoit Paul Pressure, Pressure P, the relationship between the
Gas Law Emile Volume And Volume V pressure, volume, and absolute
Clapeyron Temperature ,Temperature T temperature of a fixed amount
are constant of gas
Ideal Gas Law Benoit Paul Pressure, Pressure P, the ideal gas law, PV = nRT,
Emile Volume And Volume V where P is the pressure of
Clapeyron Temperature ,Temperature T the gas, V is its volume, n is the
are constant number of moles of the gas, T is
its kelvin temperature, and R is
the ideal (universal) gas constant.