(Chemistry) principle which states that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules
Avogadro's law (Avogadro's Hypothesis, or Avogadro's Principle) is a
gas law named after
Amedeo Avogadro, who in
1811 hypothesized that:Equal volumes of gases, at the same temperature and pressure, contain the same number of particles, or molecules.Thus, the number of
molecules in a specific
volume of
gas is independent of the size or
mass of the gas molecules. As an example, equal volumes of molecular
hydrogen and
nitrogen would contain the same number of molecules, as long as they are at the same temperature and pressure.The minor aspect of the law can be stated mathematically as:.
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Equal volumes of an
ideal gas contain equal numbers of molecules, if both volumes are at the same temperature and pressure. For example, 1 L of ideal gas contains twice as many molecules as 0.5 L of ideal gas at the same temperature and pressure.