The ideal gas law merges Boyle's, Charles's, and Avogadro's insights. Double the temperature (in kelvin) and pressure doubles if volume is fixed.
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Ideal Gas Law Explained
PV = nRT connects pressure, volume, temperature, and moles — the workhorse of chemistry and meteorology.
6 min read · 2026-06-11