States of Matter - Result Question 17
####17. Pressure remaining the same, the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas increases for every degree centigrade rise in temperature by definite fraction of its volume at
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(a) $0^{\circ} C$
(b) its critical temperature
(c) absolute zero
(d) its Boyle temperature
Topic 2: Kinetic Theory of Gases and Molecular Speeds
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Solution:
- (a) Charle’s Law - The volume of the given mass of a gas increases or decreases by $\frac{1}{273}$ of its volume at $0^{\circ} C$ for each degree rise or fall of temperature at constant pressure.
$V_t=V_0(1+\frac{t}{273})$ at constant Pressure