WASSCE Physics · Heat & Thermal Physics
Gas Laws
Boyle's law, Charles' law, the pressure law, and the general gas equation.
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2 lessons · 12 min
- 1Boyle's law, Charles's law and the pressure law6 minFree6 minFree
3 worked examples · 1 diagram
- 2The general gas law and the kinetic theory of gases6 min Plan6 min Plan
- The general gas law
- Standard temperature and pressure
- Kinetic explanations
- Experiment: verifying Boyle's law
- Experiment: verifying Charles's law
2 worked examples
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