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PowerPoint Handouts for Volume and Temperature Relationship

The relationship between temperature and volume

The mathematical statement isthat the V / T =aconstant.

For two setsof conditionsthe following isa
mathematical statement of Charles'sLaw:

JacquesCharlesinvestigated the
relationship between the Volume of a
gasand howit changeswith V1/ T1=V2 / T2
temperature.

Charles's Law states that the If the volume of a container isincreased, the
volume of a given amount of dry temperature increases.

ideal gas is directly proportional If the volume of a container isdecreased, the
to the Kelvin Temperature temperature decreases.
provided the amount of gas and
thepressure remain fixed.
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Before going to some sample problems, let'sbe very clear:

EVERY TEMPERATURE USED IN A CALCULATION A sampleof gasoccupies3.5 L at 300 K. What volumewill it occupy
MUST BE IN KELVINS, NOT DEGREESCELSIUS. at 200K?
Solution:
DON'T YOU DARE USE CELSIUSIN A NUMERICAL given: V1=3.5 L, T1=300K V1/ T1=V2 / T2
CALCULATION. USE KELVIN EVERY TIME. V2=?,, T2=200K

3.5L/ 300K =V2/ 200K

V2 =(3.5L/ 300K) x 200K
=2.3 L

What isthe approximate temperature for absolutezero in

degreesCelsiusand kelvin? If 1L balloon isheated from 22 °C to 100°C. What will
itsnewvolumebe?
Absolute zero -273 degreesCelsiusor 0 Kelvin

Solution: V1=1L T1=22 °C =295K

Example: T2=100°C =373K
V2 =(V1/ T1) x T2
(1L/ 295K) x 373K
100 °C =373
V2 = 1.26L
-15 °C =258

Calculate the missing temperatures:

DegreesCelsius(°
°C ): Kelvin (K):

0 273
____
388
115 ____

-30 243
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130
____ 403
-30
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