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Charles's law
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Charles's law is an experimental gas law which describes how gases tend to expand when heated.
AI overview
Charles's law is a scientific principle showing that gases expand when you heat them up. This matters because it helps explain and predict how gases behave in everyday situations, from hot air balloons to car tire pressure changes with temperature.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- universal law
- Part of
- thermodynamics
- Named after
- Jacques Charles
- Author
- Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
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Encyclopedic overview
An animation demonstrating the relationship between volume and temperature
Solid mechanics
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