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m (Revised to make it a bit more brief. Also, kelvin is not the only absolute temperature scale.)
 
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<math>\frac{V}{T} = k</math>   where: ''V'' is the [[volume]] of the gas, ''T'' is the [[temperature]] of the gas (measured in [[Kelvin]]s) and ''k'' is a constant.
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Is a special case of the [[ideal gas law]], which states: ''At constant pressure, the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas increases or decreases by the same factor as its absolute temperature increases or decreases. ''

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Charles' law [r]: Is a special case of the ideal gas law, which states: At constant pressure, the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas increases or decreases by the same factor as its absolute temperature increases or decreases.