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Charles' law

Charles' law is the alternative form of Charles's law.

Meaning of Charles's law

Proper noun

Charles's law

  1. The law stating that the density of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its temperature at constant pressure.
    • You can observe the effects of Charles's law in a heated room on a winter's day. The air near the ceiling is warmer than the air near the floor. When air is heated, it expands according to Charles's law, lowering its density and causing it to rise.2015, Nivaldo J. Tro, Chemistry in Focus: A Molecular View of Our World, page 291
    Synonyms:
    law of volumes

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What is Charles' law the alternative form of?
Charles' law is the alternative form of Charles's law.

Words near Charles' law in the dictionary

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