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AGENDA 1 Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac

2 Definition: Gay-Lussac's Law

3 Formula

4 Problem-Solving

5 Conclusion
JOSEPH-LOUIS GAY-LUSSAC
1778 - 1850

• French chemist and

• Physicist who pioneered investigations into the behaviour of gases

• 1802 –Published experiments of temperature-volume relationship

• Made notable advances in applied chemistry.
• Lord Kelvin used Gay-Lussac’s data to calculate absolute zero
GAY Gay-Lussac’s law is a gas law that states the pressure of a gas varies
LUSSACS directly with temperature when mass and volume are kept constant. As
the temperature increases, the pressure will also increase.
LAW
GAS LAW

• The relationship between the temperature and the pressure is direct.

EXPLANATION

• Any increase in the temperature is always coupled with an increase in pressure.

• This phenomenon occurs because as temperature increases, the kinetic energy of the
gas molecules increases. The increased energy means the molecules collide with the
walls of the container with more force, meaning higher pressure.
GAY LUSSAC'S LAW
 • A pressurised gas like an aerosol can of deodorant or spray paint
EXAMPLE when heated results in an increase in the pressure exerted by a gas on
the container walls that can result in an explosion. This is the main
reason for which pressurised gas containers have been warned to be
kept in a cool environment and away from fire.

• One example illustrating Gay-Lussac's law is when Belle walks in

the street with her balloon under the sun. Upon arriving, she notices
that her balloon is much larger. This aligns with Gay-Lussac's law,
where exposure to sunlight heats the air inside the balloon, causing a
proportional increase in pressure. This elevated pressure stretches the
balloon's rubber material, resulting in its expansion. Understanding
this principle is crucial for comprehending how gases respond to
temperature changes under constant volume conditions.
GAY LUSSAC'S LAW Gay-Lussac’s law gives us a formula where pressure and temperature are
related to a constant when volume and mass/moles are held constant.
That is:

P/T=k

GAY LUSSAC'S FORMULA

We can also relate pressure and temperature at two different points then because they are both
equal to the same constant value. That is:
P₁/T₁=k
EXPLANATIONS And
P₂/T₂=k
Therefore,
P₁/T₁=P₂/T₂

You may see this formula written in a variety of formats. For example, you can rearrange the
variables to get:
P₁/P₂=T₁/T₂
EXAMPLE NO. 1
A certain light bulb containing argon has a pressure of 1.20 atm at
1920s 18°C. If it will be heated to 85°C at constant volume, what will be the
resulting pressure? Is it enough to cause sudden breakage of the bulb?

APPLYING GAY
LUSSAC'S LAW
P₁= 1.20 ATM
GIVEN T₁= 18°C
T₂= 85°C

TARGET VARIABLE:
P₂=?
 SET UP:
P₂= P₁T₂/T₁
SOLUTION

EXECUTE: 18°C + 273k = 291k

85°C+273k=358k

P₂=(1.20 atm)(358k)/291k =1.4762 atm

EVALUATE:
ANSWER

The resulting pressure of the light bulb, when heated to

85°C, is 1.5 atm.
EXAMPLE NO. 2
At 20°C a confined ammonia gas has a pressure of 2.50 atm. At what
1920s temperature would its pressure be equal to 760 mmHg?

APPLYING GAY
LUSSAC'S LAW
T₁=20°C
P₁=2.50ATM
GIVEN P₂=760MMHG

TARGET VARIABLE:

T₂=?
 SET UP:
T₂=T₁P₂/P₁
SOLUTION

EXECUTE:
20°C +273k= 294k

P₂=(293k)(1atm)/2.50atm =117.2k

EVALUATE:
ANSWER

THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE 100K.

REAL LIFE SITUATION
The pressure of a gas of deodorant can is 3 atm at a temperature of
1920s
300k. What is the final pressure of the gas when heated to 900k?

APPLYING GAY
LUSSAC'S LAW
P₁= Initial Pressure = 3 atm BY GAY-LUSSAC’S LAW,

SOLUTION P₂= Final Pressure =? P₁T₂ = P₂T₁

T₂= final temperature= 900 k 3 * 900 = P2 * 300

T₁= initial temperature = 300 k P2= 9 atm

GAY LUSSAC'S LAW
1778-1850

• Gay-Lussac's Law states that the pressure of a given mass of gas varies directly
with the absolute temperature of the gas, when the volume is kept constant.

• 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 gives us a formula where pressure and temperature are related to
a constant when volume and mass/moles are held constant. That is: P/T=k
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