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Gay-Lussac's law states that for a fixed mass of gas at constant volume:

1. V/T = constant
2. P/T = constant
3. PV = constant
4. P/V = constant

Answer

B. P/T = constant

Solution

Pressure is directly proportional to absolute temperature at constant volume.

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