Chemistry I / Gases, Kinetic Theory and Intermolecular Forces
Practice question · Numerical answer

A sample of gas occupies 3.0 L at 300 K. If the pressure is held constant and the temperature is raised to 400 K, what is the new volume in litres, to one decimal place?

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  1. At constant pressure, volume is proportional to absolute temperature.
  2. Compute 3.0 x 400/300.
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Why

Charles’s law gives V2=V1T2/T1=3.0×400/300=4.0V_2 = V_1 T_2/T_1 = 3.0 \times 400/300 = 4.0 L. Note that both temperatures are already in kelvin, as every gas law requires.

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