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About Us Gas Laws 2 Introduction to the Gas Laws (continued from page 1)
17.) Boyles Law. When the volume of a gas is decreased (for example by a piston), the pressure increases in the same ratio, if the temperature does not change. Compressing the volume to a half of its size doubles the pressure. 1 1 2 2 also well known as: When a vacuum is produced and the pressure is decreased by a large amount, the gases expand to very large volumes. This occurs also with contamination on the inner walls of the vacuum chamber, which evaporates (for example fingerprints). ![]() with equal numbers of molecules (temperature kept constant) 18.) Charles` Law. The volume of a gas changes with temperature if the pressure is kept constant. When the gas becomes colder, the volume decreases. As it becomes warmer, the gas expands. ![]() ![]() T in Kelvin (see scale of absolute temperature below). When the temperature doubles, the volume increases similarily by the factor of 2, provided that the pressure stays constant. with equal numbers of molecules and constant pressure With a closer look at Charles` law, one can find a more detailed relationship between temperature and volume, known as the law of Gay-Lussac: 19.) The Law of Gay-Lussac: When the temperature of a gas changes from 0...C by one degree, the volume changes by 1/273 of the original value: 0 ![]() ![]() or From this law, Lord Kelvin founded the absolute scale for the temperature, in which 0 Kelvin = absolute zero = 273.15 degrees Celsius. Thermodynamic Temperature T in Kelvin [K] Celsius Temperature in [..C] 373.15 100 273.15 0 263.15 -10 10 -263.15 0 -273.15 0 Boyles Law describes the relationship between volume and pressure, where temperature and mass (number of particles) must stay constant. Charles` Law describes the relationship between volume and temperature, where pressure and mass stay constant. Avogadro´s Law describes the relationship between volume and mass, where temperature and pressure stay constant. The above three law´s combine to give the universal gas law: 20.) The Universal Gas Law. ![]() ... ( Greek Ny) is the symbol for the quantity in mol or kmol. ![]() The universal gas law is not restricted like Charles´, Boyle´s and Avogadro´s laws. The temperatures in Charles law and in the universal gas law are inserted as absolute temperatures in Kelvin. p = pressure N/m.. Pa (1 bar = 10. Pascal). V = volume m.. cubic metre T = temperature K Kelvin = quantity mol R = universal gas constant 2 5 3 ![]() 21.) The Universal Gas Constant. For calculations, the following, equivalent values are often used: R = 83.14 mbar x l x mol..x K.. R = 8.314 x 10..mbar x l x kmol...x K.. R = 8.314 x 10..x Pam..x kmol..x K... -1 -1 -1 -1 4 -1 -1 3 3 22.) The Individual Gas Constant. If the universal gas constant is divided by the relative mass number (M) of the molecule of the gas in question, the result is the individual gas constant Ri for this gas. ![]() 23.) Individual gas constants for some gases (J/kg x K) Gas Ri Air 287 Argon 208 Helium 2079 Hydrogen 4116 Nitrogen 297 Oxygen 260 Water vapour 461 R-12 68.7 R-22 96.1 If many calculations are made for the same gas, it is often easier to use the individual gas constant Ri 24.) The Greek Alphabet. ![]() |