Gay-Lussac’s Law

• There is a direct relationship between the

temperature and pressure of a gas (if one increases
so does the other)
• If volume is held constant:
• P1 = P2 Temperatures must be
T1 T 2 in Kelvin!
KMT – increasing the temperature gets the particles
moving faster causing an increase in the number and
energy involved in collisions; thus an increase in
pressure
Example
• A gas exerts 1.2 atm of pressure. If the
temperature is raised from 25oC to 100oC, find
the new pressure.
P1 = P2
P1 = 1.2atm T1 T 2
T1 = 298K
? 1.2atm = P
P2 =
373K 298K 373K
T2 =
P = 1.5 atm
A fixed volume of gas exerts a pressure of 1.00
atm at a temperature of 25ºC. What is the
pressure of the gas when it is heated to 100ºC?

A.) 0.250 atm P=P

T T
B.) 1.25 atm
C.) 2.50 atm 1atm = P
D.) 4.00 atm 298K 373K
Which will always decrease the volume of a
sample of methane gas which occupies a volume
of 2.4 L at 25 °C?
A.) An increase in pressure and an increase in
temperature
B.) A decrease in pressure and a decrease in
temperature
C.) An increase in pressure and a decrease in
temperature
D.) A decrease in pressure and an increase in
temperature
Try To Explain This!

The water vapor is removed when cooling

causing a decrease in pressure inside the can.
The internal pressure is no longer able to resist
the atmospheric pressure, causing a collapse.