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Pressure vs Temperature
Key Concepts — Pressure vs Temperature
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Gay-Lussac's law: at constant volume, pressure × T = constant. P/T = const.
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Equivalently: P₁/T₁ = P₂/T₂ for an ideal gas at constant V.
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Direct proportionality between P and absolute T.
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On P-T graph: straight line through origin (in Kelvin).
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Extrapolating P to zero gives T = 0 K = absolute zero.
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Microscopic: higher T ⇒ faster molecules ⇒ stronger wall collisions ⇒ higher P.
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Pressure cookers use this: heating sealed container raises P, which raises boiling point ⇒ faster cooking.
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Special case of ideal gas law at constant V and n.