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Gases and Gas Laws

Pressure, Boyle, Charles, Gay-Lussac, Avogadro, combined and ideal gas laws, partial pressures, and kinetic molecular theory.

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  1. Intended level
  2. Prerequisites
  3. Ordered lessons
  4. Related formulas and calculators
  5. Common misconceptions
  6. Related resources
  7. Curriculum mappings
  8. Review and source metadata
  9. Printable summary

Gases and Gas Laws

Pressure, Boyle, Charles, Gay-Lussac, Avogadro, combined and ideal gas laws, partial pressures, and kinetic molecular theory.

Intended level

Intermediate — after Mole & Stoichiometry.

Prerequisites

Ordered lessons

  1. pressure units
  2. boyle law
  3. charles law
  4. gay lussac law
  5. avogadro law
  6. combined gas law
  7. ideal gas law
  8. partial pressures
  9. kinetic molecular theory real gas

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Common misconceptions

  • Ideal gas law applies exactly to all real gases always.
  • Pressure and volume are directly proportional.
  • Temperature must be in Celsius for gas laws.

Curriculum mappings

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  • AP Chemistry 1.1 / IB Chemistry 2.1 (see /curriculum/ap-chem-1-1 and file src/content/curriculum/ap-chem-1-1.md).
  • Framework version and source URL recorded per mapping; review date 2026-08-21.

Review and source metadata

  • Author: Chemistry Fundamentals Editorial Team (chem-team)
  • Reviewer: Dr. Example Reviewer (chemistry reviewer — transparent placeholder, see /editorial-policy)
  • Last reviewed: 2026-08-21
  • Review due: 2027-08-21
  • Sources: NIST Reference Placeholder (nist-2022, 2022-CODATA). Placeholder reference — replace with actual sourced reference per lesson.

Printable summary

Summary card (PDF) — coming soon — print styles preserve equations and tables.

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Prerequisites

PrerequisiteMole Concept and StoichiometryThe mole, Avogadro constant, molar mass, conversions, mole ratios, limiting reactants, yields, and formula determination.PrerequisiteMatter and MeasurementClassifying matter, SI units, uncertainty, and the quantitative language of chemistry.

Lessons in this topic

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LessonComing soonPressure and UnitsPressure units, barometric measurement, and conversions among atm, Pa, torr, and mmHg.Coming soon
LessonComing soonBoyle's LawPressure–volume inverse relation at constant temperature and its P–V graph.Coming soon
LessonComing soonCharles's LawVolume–temperature direct relation at constant pressure and absolute temperature requirement.Coming soon
LessonComing soonGay-Lussac's LawPressure–temperature relation at constant volume and its safety implications.Coming soon
LessonComing soonAvogadro's LawVolume–amount direct relation and equal volumes of gases at same T and P.Coming soon
LessonComing soonCombined Gas LawCombining Boyle, Charles, and Gay-Lussac into a single T-P-V relation when amount is constant.Coming soon
LessonintermediateIdeal Gas LawPV=nRT, units for R, and conditions that favor ideal behavior.
LessonComing soonPartial PressuresDalton's law of partial pressures and mole fraction in gas mixtures.Coming soon
LessonComing soonKinetic Molecular Theory and Real-Gas LimitsKMT postulates, molecular speeds, and deviations that make real gases non-ideal.Coming soon
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Reviewed August 21, 2026

SOURCES

  1. [nist-2022]NIST Physical Constants 2022 (2022). NISThttps://physics.nist.gov/constants

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