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The product of the pressure and the volume of an ideal gas is
Explanation
The behavior of an ideal gas is governed by the Ideal Gas Law, which is mathematically expressed as PV = nRT [t1][t3]. In this equation, 'P' represents pressure, 'V' is volume, 'n' is the number of moles, 'R' is the universal gas constant, and 'T' is the absolute temperature [t1][t8]. The law states that the product of pressure and volume (PV) is equal to the product of the amount of gas, the gas constant, and the temperature [t1]. Consequently, for a fixed amount of gas (constant 'n'), the product PV is directly proportional to the absolute temperature 'T' [t1][t9]. While individual laws like Boyle's Law state that PV is constant at a fixed temperature [t6][t7], the general relationship for an ideal gas dictates that the product of pressure and volume increases or decreases in direct proportion to changes in temperature [c3][t1].
Sources
- [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/ideal-gas-law
- [2] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 22: Vertical Distribution of Temperature > Example 2: Vehicle tube > p. 296