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Gay-Lussac's Law

Gay-Lussac's Law states that, for a gas at constant volume, its pressure increases or decreases directly with its temperature measured in Kelvin. Essentially, if you heat a gas, its particles move faster and hit the container walls more forcefully, raising the pressure. Conversely, cooling the gas slows particles down, reducing pressure. This relationship helps us understand how gases behave under changing temperatures when their volume stays the same, and is fundamental in fields like meteorology, engineering, and chemistry.