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Chem CH11 Section 2
Chemistry CH11 Section 2 The Gas Laws
Term | Definition |
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Avogadro’s principle | statement that at the same temperature and pressure, equal volumes of gases contain equal numbers of particles |
Boyle’s law | at a constant temperature, the volume and pressure of a gas are inversely proportional |
Charles’s law | at constant pressure, the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its Kelvin temperature |
combined gas law | the combination of Boyle’s law and Charles’s law |
law of combining gas volumes | an observation that at the same temperature and pressure, volumes of gases combine or decompose in ratios of small whole numbers |
standard temperature and pressure (STP) | the set of conditions at 0.00 degrees Celsius and 1 atmosphere |