Gay-Lussac's law
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Gay-Lussac's law is a gas law stating that the pressure of a fixed mass of gas at constant volume is directly proportional to its absolute temperature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gay-Lussac's law canonical | 5 |
| Amontons's law (in some historical contexts) | 1 |
| pressure–temperature law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4947667 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gay-Lussac's law Context triple: [Boyle's law, relatedLaw, Gay-Lussac's law]
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A.
Charles's law
Charles's law is a fundamental gas law stating that, at constant pressure, the volume of a fixed amount of gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature.
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B.
Boyle's law
Boyle's law is a fundamental gas law in physics and chemistry stating that the pressure of a fixed amount of gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature.
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C.
Avogadro's law
Avogadro's law is a fundamental principle of chemistry stating that equal volumes of gases, at the same temperature and pressure, contain equal numbers of molecules.
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D.
ideal gas law
The ideal gas law is a fundamental equation in thermodynamics that relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and amount of an idealized gas, providing a simple model for gas behavior under many conditions.
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E.
combined gas law
The combined gas law is a fundamental gas equation in physics and chemistry that relates pressure, volume, and temperature of a fixed amount of gas by merging Boyle’s, Charles’s, and Gay-Lussac’s laws into a single relationship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gay-Lussac's law Target entity description: Gay-Lussac's law is a gas law stating that the pressure of a fixed mass of gas at constant volume is directly proportional to its absolute temperature.
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A.
Charles's law
Charles's law is a fundamental gas law stating that, at constant pressure, the volume of a fixed amount of gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature.
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B.
Boyle's law
Boyle's law is a fundamental gas law in physics and chemistry stating that the pressure of a fixed amount of gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature.
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C.
Avogadro's law
Avogadro's law is a fundamental principle of chemistry stating that equal volumes of gases, at the same temperature and pressure, contain equal numbers of molecules.
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D.
ideal gas law
The ideal gas law is a fundamental equation in thermodynamics that relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and amount of an idealized gas, providing a simple model for gas behavior under many conditions.
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E.
combined gas law
The combined gas law is a fundamental gas equation in physics and chemistry that relates pressure, volume, and temperature of a fixed amount of gas by merging Boyle’s, Charles’s, and Gay-Lussac’s laws into a single relationship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gas law
ⓘ
physical law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Amontons's law (in some historical contexts)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gay-Lussac's law
pressure–temperature law ⓘ
linked to:
Gay-Lussac's law
|
| appliesTo | ideal gas ⓘ |
| assumes | ideal gas behavior ⓘ |
| category | laws of thermodynamics (gas behavior) ⓘ |
| condition |
constant volume
ⓘ
fixed mass of gas ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | ideal gas equation PV = nRT ⓘ |
| describes | relationship between pressure and temperature of a gas at constant volume ⓘ |
| domain | macroscopic gases ⓘ |
| field |
kinetic theory of gases
ⓘ
physical chemistry ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| holdsWhen |
amount of gas is constant
ⓘ
volume is constant ⓘ |
| implies | P/T is constant for a given gas at constant volume ⓘ |
| isSpecialCaseOf | ideal gas law ⓘ |
| limitation |
deviations occur at high pressure
ⓘ
deviations occur at very low temperature ⓘ |
| mathematicalForm |
P = kT
ⓘ
P ∝ T ⓘ P1 / T1 = P2 / T2 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac ⓘ |
| predicts |
pressure decreases when temperature decreases at constant volume
ⓘ
pressure increases when temperature increases at constant volume ⓘ |
| proportionality | pressure is directly proportional to absolute temperature ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Boyle's law
ⓘ
Charles's law ⓘ combined gas law ⓘ ideal gas law ⓘ |
| relatesVariable |
pressure
ⓘ
temperature ⓘ |
| requires | temperature measured in kelvin ⓘ |
| requiresUnit |
pressure in absolute units
ⓘ
temperature in kelvin scale ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
general chemistry courses
ⓘ
introductory physics courses ⓘ |
| usedIn |
aerosol can safety analysis
ⓘ
engineering thermodynamics ⓘ gas thermometer calibration ⓘ pressure vessel design ⓘ |
| usesTemperatureScale | absolute temperature ⓘ |
| variableHeldConstant |
amount of substance
ⓘ
volume ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Gay-Lussac's law
linked to: Gay-Lussac's law