Avogadro's law

A·vo·ga·dro's law

 (ä′və-gä′drōz, ä′vō-)

n.

The principle stating that equal volumes of all gases under identical conditions of pressure and temperature contain the same number of molecules or atoms.

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[After Amedeo Avogadro.]

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Avogadro's law

or

Avogadro's hypothesis

n

(Chemistry) the principle that equal volumes of all gases contain the same number of molecules at the same temperature and pressure

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A′voga′dro's law′

n.

the principle that equal volumes of all gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules.

[1870–75; after A. Avogadro]

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Avogadro's law - the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules Avogadro's hypothesis law of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"

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