Who discovered that gases diffuse at specific rates relative to temperature variations, formalizing the Charles's Law? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who discovered that gases diffuse at specific rates relative to temperature variations, formalizing the Charles's Law?
A. Robert Boyle
B. Jacques Charles and Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
C. John Dalton
D. Amadeo Avogadro
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Jacques Charles collected gas expansion data in the 1780s, which Gay-Lussac later published as a direct linear volume-temperature relation.

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