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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.
is a [[gas laws|gas law]] and specific instance of the [[ideal gas law]], which states that:
:''At constant pressure, the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas increases or decreases by the same factor as its temperature (in kelvin) increases or decreases. ''

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is a gas law and specific instance of the ideal gas law, which states that:

At constant pressure, the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas increases or decreases by the same factor as its temperature (in kelvin) increases or decreases.