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Friday, March 13, 2026

Summary of Ideal Gas Laws

Thanks to ChatGPT for creating the table to my design. There's a long discussion with ChatGPT about the gas law equations here, where I revise my limited knowledge from school. (which was basically just understanding Boyle's Law and Charles's Law)

Law / Equation Form / Equation Derived From Notes / Conditions
Boyle’s Law P V = constant Ideal Gas Law P V = n R T, with T = constant Isothermal: pressure inversely proportional to volume
Charles’s Law V / T = constant or V ∝ T Ideal Gas Law P V = n R T, with P = constant Isobaric: volume directly proportional to temperature
Gay-Lussac’s Law P / T = constant or P ∝ T Ideal Gas Law P V = n R T, with V = constant Isochoric: pressure directly proportional to temperature
Ideal Gas Law P V = n R T Fundamental definition of ideal gases Connects pressure, volume, temperature, and moles
Combined Gas Law P V / T = constant
P1 V1 / T1 = P2 V2 / T2
Ideal Gas Law, general form combining Boyle, Charles, Gay-Lussac Relates pressure, volume, and temperature for a fixed amount of gas
Adiabatic PV Relation P Vγ = constant First Law dU = -P dV + Ideal Gas Law, γ = Cp/Cv No heat transfer; pressure rises faster than 1/V
Adiabatic T–V Relation T Vγ-1 = constant PV adiabatic relation + Ideal Gas Law Temperature rises when volume decreases (or vice versa)
Adiabatic T–P Relation T = constant × P(γ-1)/γ From PV and T–V adiabatic relations Temperature as a function of pressure
Adiabatic PV Relation (states) P1 V1γ = P2 V2γ PV adiabatic relation applied to two states Useful for calculating compression/expansion between two points
Adiabatic T–V Relation (states) T1 V1γ-1 = T2 V2γ-1 T–V adiabatic relation applied to two states Temperature change for volume change between two states
Adiabatic T–P Relation (states) T2 = T1 (P2/P1)(γ-1)/γ T–P adiabatic relation applied to two states Temperature change for pressure change between two states

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