Virtual General Chemistry Laboratory

Name
Gas Laws
Date
Experiment 3 - Gay-Lussac's Law

Dial Volume Temp. Temp. Pressure Constant?

setting V, (mL) T, (°C) T, (K) P, (torr) k Pressure vs Temperature (°C)

Pressure (torr)
0 391 34.0 307.2 626.4 2.039
750.0
1 391 44.0 317.2 646.5 2.037
725.0
2 391 54.0 327.2 666.8 2.037

3 391 64.0 337.2 687.0 2.037 700.0

4 391 74.0 347.2 707.0 2.037 675.0

5 391 84.0 357.2 727.3 2.037 650.0

6 391 93.5 366.7 747.5 2.037
625.0
7 391 0.0
600.0
20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0

Note: As you fill in the Celsius temperature values, the Kelvin Temperature (°C)
temperature will be calculated for you.

Pressure (torr) Pressure vs Temperature (K)

750.0

725.0

700.0

675.0

650.0

625.0

600.0
290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Temperature (K)
 Temperature (K)

Analysis

1. How does the pressure of the gas change with temperature? What do you notice about the plots of P vs T(°C) and P vs T(K)?

2. What product or ratio of properties remains constant (P´T, T´V, P/V, V/T, etc.)? When you have decided, label the "Constant?" column with the proper term and
fill in the values.

3. Derive the relationship between P1 and P2, the pressures of a gas at two temperatures, T1 and T2.

4. If a sample of gas in a container of fixed volume is initially at 26.3°C and 652.5 torr, what will its pressure be if the temperature is increased to 52.6°C?