Charles's law
Americannoun
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The principle that the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas is proportional to its temperature as long as its pressure remains constant. Charles's law is a subcase of the ideal gas law.
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Compare Boyle's law
Etymology
Origin of Charles's law
First recorded in 1785–90; named after J. A. C. Charles (1746–1823), French physicist, who stated it
Example Sentences
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Charles’s law states that the volume of a given amount of gas is directly proportional to its temperature on the kelvin scale when the pressure is held constant.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The relationship between the volume and temperature of a given amount of gas at constant pressure is known as Charles’s law in recognition of the French scientist and balloon flight pioneer Jacques Alexandre César Charles.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
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