Gay-Lussac’s Gas Law

Discovered by Joseph
Louis Gay-Lussac in the
early 1800's.
French chemist and
physicist. ( 6 december
1778- 9 may 1850
This law relates to how
temperature affects the
pressure of a gas when
the volume is constant.
 Temperature vs. Pressure
Lussac’s Gas Law states that if the
temperature of a gas is increased, and the
volume is held constant, the pressure of
the gas will also increase.
On the other hand if the temperature of a
gas is decreased, and the volume is held
constant, the pressure of the gas will also
decrease.
 Temperature vs. Pressure
When the temperature is increased the
gas molecules will move faster and they
will impact the container walls more often.
This increases the gas pressure inside the
rigid container (volume stays constant).
 Direct Relationship
Gay-Lussac's Law is
a direct mathematical
relationship. This
means that there are
two connected values
and when one goes
up, the other also
increases.
 P÷T=k

The mathematical form of Gay-Lussac's

Law is: P ÷ T = k
This means that the pressure-
temperature fraction will always be the
same value if the volume and amount
of gas remain constant.
We know this: P1 ÷ T1 = k

And we know this: P2 ÷ T2 = k

Since k = k, we can conclude that:

P1 ÷ T 1 = P 2 ÷ T 2
 Example:
Determine the pressure change
when constant volume of gas at
1.00 atm is heated from 20.0˚C
to 30.0˚C
APPLICATION