Is the Avogadro hypothesis ambiguous?

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Avogadro's law asserts that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules, but its applicability to non-neutral gases, such as ions, raises questions due to potential molecular repulsion. The discussion highlights that the law may not hold for gases with significant repulsive forces or those that are not ideal, particularly under high pressure and low temperature conditions. A proof derived from the ideal gas equation is mentioned, but it does not consider intermolecular repulsions, leading to doubts about its completeness. Additionally, it is clarified that heavier neutral atoms experience greater attraction rather than repulsion, which affects their boiling points. Overall, while Avogadro's law is useful for ideal gases, its limitations in real gas scenarios and with ionized gases are acknowledged.
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Avogadro's law states that "equal volumes of all gases, at the same temperature and pressure, have the same number of molecules."

but will this apply to gases that are not neutral i.e if the molecules are ions? won't there be a large repulsion between molecules compared to a neutral gas? Or maybe if the nuclei of the atoms are very heavy and have more protons hence leading to a large repulsion between molecules of that gas? My point being the repulsion between molecules is different for different gasses then shouldn't they occupy different volumes.

Is the proof/derivation for the Avogadros law strictly empirical?
a proof that I came across was using the ideal gas equation ##PV = nRT## it stated since the pressure, number of moles, and temperature are constant hence the volume of the gases(V) will be constant. is this proof correct(and is it the only proof of the Avogadro hypothesis?) as it does not account for the repulsions between molecules.
 
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Ionized gas is called plasma and has completely different properties.

Besides, Avogadro's law works OK for gases which can be considered ideal, it is not that good for real gases, especially at high pressure and low temperature.

That being said, no, neutral atoms/molecules of the gas don't repel each other stronger when they get large. Quite the opposite, they are more and more attracted to each other (which is why heavier elements have higher boiling points).
 
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