Gay-Lussac’s Law

Have you ever cooked meat in a pressure cooker? Notice

how much faster it is to cook using a pressure cooker than
in a regular cooking pot.

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The previous lessons taught
you how the volume of a
gas depends on its
temperature and pressure.
Boyle’s law and Charles’s
law apply if the gases can
expand and compress in a
container with movable
parts at a constant number
of moles. 3 3
In this lesson, you will learn how the pressure
and temperature of a gas change at constant
volume and amount of gas.

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How does the pressure of a
gas change with respect to
its temperature?

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● Qualitatively relate the pressure to the
temperature of gases.

● Construct the mathematical relation of the

pressure and temperature of gases.

● Apply Gay-Lussac's law to practical problems.

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 Volume-Temperature Relationship in Gases

Macroscopic Properties of Gases

● Temperature is the measure of the average kinetic
energy of the gas particles.

● Pressure is the force applied per unit area as the gas

molecules collide with the walls of the container.

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 Pressure-Temperature Relationship in Gases

Gay-Lussac’s Law (also known as Amonton’s law)

Shows pressure-temperature relationship at constant
volume and moles of gas

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 Pressure-Temperature Relationship in Gases

Gay-Lussac’s Law
For a given initial and final pressure and temperature, the
relationship is given by

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For Gay-Lussac’s law calculation, the
temperature needs to be in Kelvins (K).

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Compute the final pressure of a gas initially having
1.10 atm of pressure at 298 K when the temperature
is raised to 450 K.

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Compute the final pressure of a gas initially having
1.10 atm of pressure at 298 K when the temperature
is raised to 450 K.

The final pressure of the gas is 1.66 atm.

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Calculate the new temperature of a gas
initially with a pressure of 1.20 bar at
300 K when the pressure increased to
1.50 bar.

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A balloon at 1.00 atm with a temperature of 30°C was
heated to 600 K. What is its new pressure in atm?

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A balloon at 1.00 atm with a temperature of 30°C was
heated to 600 K. What is its new pressure in atm?

The final pressure of the gas after heating is 1.98 atm.

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To what temperature (in K) should a gas
be heated if its pressure needs to
increase to 1200 torr from 750 torr at
298 K?

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What temperature (in oC) should a gas with a
pressure of 10.05 bar at 800°C if its pressure is to be
reduced to 5.00 atm?

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What temperature (in oC) should a gas with a
pressure of 10.05 bar at 800°C if its pressure is to be
reduced to 5.00 atm?

The gas must be cooled to 268 oC.

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Calculate the final temperature (in oC) of
a gas with a pressure of 800 torr at 400 K
when its pressure increases to 2.00 atm.

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Does Gay-Lussac’s Law apply for
a mixture of inert gases?

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Write true if the statement is correct, otherwise write
false.

1. Gay-Lussac’s law will apply if the container of the gas

readily expands or compresses.
2. The pressure of a gas will decrease if cooled in a
constant volume container.
3. Gay-Lussac’s law is only applicable to pure gases.

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Solve the problems given below. Round off your
answers to three digits.

1. A gas at 40 °C has a pressure of 1.00 atm. What will its

pressure (in atm) be at 400 °C?
2. Calculate the final pressure (in torr) of a gas with a
pressure of 715 torr at 10 °C when it is heated to 25 °C.
3. If a gas has a pressure of 5.00 bar at 550 K, what will the
new pressure (in bar) be if it is cooled to 250 K?
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● Gay-Lussac’s law states that the temperature of
a gas at constant volume and amount of gas is
directly proportional to the pressure of the gas. It
can also be stated as either:
○ The pressure of a gas increases as its
temperature increases.
○ The pressure of a gas decreases as its
temperature decreases.
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● Temperature units using Gay-Lussac’s law should
always be expressed in Kelvins (K).

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 Concept Formula Description

Use this formula to solve

Gay-Lussac’s
any of the four variables
Law
when the other three are
where
given.
● Pi is the initial pressure of
the gas
● Ti is the initial temperature
of the gas
● Pf is the final pressure of the
gas
● Tf is the final temperature of
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A sample of unknown gas condenses
at -100 ºC. Would the gas condense if
its pressure was reduced from 5.00
bar at 50°C to 1.50 bar?

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