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GAY-LUSSACS LAW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Gay-Lussac's law
1, record 1, English, Gay%2DLussac%27s%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 1809 his important memoir on gaseous combination was published. In it he pointed out that when gases combine with one another they do so in the simplest proportions by volume, and that the volume of any gaseous product formed bears a simple ratio to that of the constituents. This is still called Gay-Lussac's law. He was one of the discoverers of the fact that all gases have approximately the same coefficient of expansion (Charle's law). 2, record 1, English, - Gay%2DLussac%27s%20law
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are two Gay-Lussac's laws, one is an extrapolation of Charles' law and the other deals with the combination of two or more gases together. 3, record 1, English, - Gay%2DLussac%27s%20law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi de Gay-Lussac
1, record 1, French, loi%20de%20Gay%2DLussac
correct, feminine noun
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Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loi régissant la dilatation des gaz parfaits à pression constante et qui s'exprime par la relation V/T = constante, V étant le volume et T la température absolue. 2, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20Gay%2DLussac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Loi sur les rapports des volumes de gaz entrant en combinaison. Les volumes de deux gaz qui se combinent, mesurés à une même température et sous une même pression, sont entre eux dans un rapport simple. 2, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20Gay%2DLussac
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La première de ces deux lois est souvent assimilée à celle de Charles. 3, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20Gay%2DLussac
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de Gay-Lussac
1, record 1, Spanish, ley%20de%20Gay%2DLussac
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Principio que dice que cuando dos o más gases toman parte en reacciones químicas, los volúmenes de los gases reactantes y los de los productos (si son gaseosos) están en una relación de números enteros sencillos, siempre que las mediciones se efectúen a las mismas temperatura y presión. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ley%20de%20Gay%2DLussac
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