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FORM 3: TOPIC 1: GAS LAWS: LESSON 3

Application of Charles's Law: Volume Change with Temperature Increase A gas at 200 cm³ and 0°C is analyzed using Charles's Law, which states that volume is directly proportional to absolute temperature. Converting temperatures from Celsius to Kelvin gives initial conditions of V1 = 200 cm³ and T1 = 273 K. For a new temperature of 47°C (320 K), the calculation reveals a final volume (V2) of approximately 234.4 cm³, confirming an increase in volume due to rising temperature.

Exploring Gas Behavior Under Different Conditions In another scenario involving nitrogen gas occupying a volume of 750 cm³ at an initial temperature converted from Celsius (57°C or about 330 K), we seek the new condition when it occupies only100cm3 . Using the same law formula leads us to find that this corresponds with a lower final absolute temperature around -229 °C after conversion back from Kelvin. Lastly, for air in a balloon initially measured at100cm3and25° C , raising its surrounding heat results in increased expansion calculated as105cm3at40° C .