Ga y L u s s a c ' s

Law
The French chemist Joseph
Gay-Lussac (1778-1850)
- discovered the
relationship between the
pressure of a gas and its
absolute temperature.
Gay Lussac's Law
- states that the
pressure of a given
amount of gas held at
constant volume is
directly proportional
to the Kelvin
temperature.
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P1 is the initial pressure

T1 is the initial temperature
P2 is the final pressure
T2 is the final temperature

STANDARD PRESSURE

760 torr 14.7psi

1 ATM

760
101.3kPa
mmHg
 TAKE NOTE:
"Temperature must be
converted into KELVIN
first for all gas law"

 EXAMPLE:
Determine the pressure change
when a constant volume of gas
at 1.00 atm is heated from 20.0
°C to 30.0 °C.
Given: P1=1.00 atm
T1=20.0°C
T2=30.0°C

T1= (20 + 273) K = 293K

T2= (30+ 273.15) K = 303K. Solution:

Find: P2=? 1 atm 303 1.03

293
FORMULA:
 An ideal gas is contained in a 2.5L
container at a pressure of 4.0atm. The
container is at a temperature of
25∘C.What will be the final pressure if
the temperature is increased to students
50∘C?
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Given: P1= 4.0 atm Formula:
T1= 25°C
T2= 50°C

T1=25°C+273=298K Solution:
T2=50°C+273=323K

4.0 atm 323 4.34
Find:P2=? 298
 At 10°C gas exerts 0.95 atm of
pressure. At what temperature
in celsius will it exert a pressure
of 0.75 atm?
 Given: P1= 0.95 atm
P2= 0.75 atm Solution:
T1= 10°C
T1=10+273=283 K 283 k 0.75 atm 223 -50°C
0.95 atm
Find: T2=?

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 EXERCISES
What happens to the pressure of a closed gaseous system when the
temperature increases two-fold?

Your paragraph textYou are trying to dispose of an aerosol

container that has a pressure of 2.00 atm at 20°C. When the
container is disposed of, it may increase to a temperature of 110°C.
What would the pressure be at this temperature?

A family leaves for summer vacation by driving on the highway. The

car’s tires start the trip with a pressure of 3.8 atm at a temperature
of 19°C and a volume of 1.7L. What is the pressure of the tires after
driving, when the temperature within the tire increases to 105°C?