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Charles's law
[ chahrl-ziz law ]
Charles's law
/ chärl′zĭz /
- The principle that the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas is proportional to its temperature as long as its pressure remains constant. Charles's law is a subcase of the ideal gas law .
- Compare Boyle's law
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Charles's law1
First recorded in 1785–90; named after J. A. C. Charles (1746–1823), French physicist, who stated it
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