Gay-Lussac's Pressure-Temperature Law: Who Invented It?

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Gay-Lussac's Pressure-Temperature Law states that the pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature at a constant volume. There is confusion regarding the attribution of this law, with some sources erroneously associating it with Gay-Lussac, while others, including Wikipedia, affirm his contribution. The book "Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry" by Samuel H. Maron does not credit Gay-Lussac with this law, indicating a need for careful evaluation of sources. For accurate understanding, it is essential to differentiate between Gay-Lussac's Law and other gas laws such as Charles's Law and Boyle's Law.

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Who made the pressure law the the product of the temperature by the pressure with fixed volume is a constant?
wikipedia says
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay-Lussac's_law#Pressure-temperature_law
that he is associated erroneously
but here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_laws#Gay-Lussac.27s_Law
it says that gay lussac made it.
also the book I am using called
Fundamentals of physical chemistry by Samuel H maron doesn't state the gay Lussac made such law.
 
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Hi Madah12,

You may want to look up Charles's Law and Boyle's Law. These may help you out. As far as the weight of trust you place in Wikipedia... that is another issue. I recommend using a stronger and more credible source for scientific information.
 

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