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Also Known As	semiperfect gas equation of state • perfect gas equation of state • universal equation of state • perfect gas law • general gas law

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Diagram showing two cylinders, each with gas molecules and a movable piston. The left cylinder (larger volume) has widely spaced molecules and lower pressure, while the right cylinder (smaller volume) shows compressed molecules with higher pressure, illustrating the ideal gas law.

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Boyle’s law Charles’s law Avogadro’s law ideal gas gas laws Dalton’s law