Avogadro's law
Avogadro's law, discovered by
Amedeo Avogadro, dictates that the number of
molecules in a specific
volume of
gas is dependent on its
pressure and
temperature.
The law has three facets:
- The amount of moless is directly proportional to the gas' volume
- The amount of moles is proportional to its pressure
- The amount of moles is inversely proportional to its temperature
Multiply all that by a constant to make an equality instead of a proportion and you get:
Where R is equal to 8.31 (kPa × L)/(K × mol), and
n represents one mole.
One mole occupies approximately 22.4 Liters at STP.