Computer Drawing of a gas confined in a blue jar with a graph to the right.

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The volume is changed by moving the piston using the red screw. Pressure is maintained by the green weights. This experiment would have to be performed very slowly and carefully to maintain the pressure at a constant and the blue jar would have to be heavily insulated. This an example of Charles and Gay-Lussac's law.

by Tom Benson
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Last Updated Thu, May 13 02:38:22 PM EDT 2021 by Tom Benson