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Gas Laws

What are Gas Laws?

Gas laws in chemistry or physics identify the behavior of different gases by the general facts and common relation between the pressure, volume, and temperature of gases.

Gas laws definition, facts, formulas, and examples of gas law in chemistry and physics for ideal gases

In this category of learning chemistry, we discuss different topics related to formula and derivation of gas law.

  • Boyle’s law: Discovered by physicist Robert Boyle in 1662 and provides the relation between pressure and volume of gas at constant temperature.
  • Charles’s law: Discovered in 1787 by Jacques Charles but quantitative experiments establishing the law were first published in 1802 by Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac.
  • Avogadro’s Law: Discovered in 1811 by the Italian chemist Amadeo Avogadro.
  • Gay-Lussac Law: Discovered by Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac in 1808 and published in 1809.
  • Graham’s law of diffusion: Discovered by Thomas Graham in 1848)
  • Dalton’s law of partial pressure: Observed by John Dalton in 1801 and published in 1802)
  • Van der Waals equation: Discovered by Van der Waals in 1873)

The above gas laws or formulas are used in chemistry or physics to derive the properties of ideal and real gases.

Graham's Law definition, application and formula to calculate rate of diffusion or effusion of gases

Graham’s Law

Graham's Law of Diffusion Graham's Law of diffusion and effusion in chemistry was proposed by Scottish physical chemist Thomas Graham in 1948 to study the...
Van der Waals equation for real gases derivation and formula

Van der Waals Equation

What is Van der Waals Equation? Van der Waals equation is given by modifying the ideal gas law in 1873. He put the reasons for...
Ideal gas law formula or equation derivation in chemistry or physics

Ideal Gas Law

What is Ideal Gas Law? Ideal gas law or perfect gas law represents the mixed relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature of gases for learning...
Kinetic gas theory equation formula derivation, calculate root mean square speed, average and total kinetic energy

Kinetic Theory of Gases

What is Kinetic Theory of Gases? Kinetic theory of gases and kinetic gas equation first-time developed by Bernoulli in 1738 to derive the molecular properties...
Ideal gas law problems with solutions contain the online questions answer for 9, 10, 11, and 12 grade or class chemistry students

Ideal Gas Law Problems with Solutions

Ideal Gas Law Problems with Answers Ideal gas law problems with solutions contain online questions and answers for 9, 10, 11, and 12 grade or...
Liquefaction of Gases at critical temperature, pressure and volume formula

Critical Constants

Critical constants of real gas Critical constants like critical temperature, critical pressure, and critical volume of gas determine the condition and formula of liquefaction of...
Graphical representation of Boyle's Law or pressure volume graph for gases and properties, formula, relation

Gases

What are gases? Gases are the state of matter in which molecules are far apart from each other and characterized by a lack of definite...
Difference between ideal gas and real gas by compressibility factor formula

Ideal and Real Gases

Ideal gas and real gas Ideal gas and real gas molecule can be compared by the ideal gas law or equation for different types of gases....
Specific and molar Heat capacity of gas or gases from energy equation

Heat Capacity Gases

What is Heat Capacity? Heat capacity (Specific) of gases is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of...