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Offline LHM

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Doubling Temperature
« on: November 09, 2010, 09:31:55 PM »
If the Celsius temperature is doubled at constant pressure, what will happen to the volume?

A) It will double
B) It will remain the same
C) It will decrease by 1/2
D) Additional information is needed

Well it says that the answer is D, but isn't this just Charle's law? Why isn't it A?

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Re: Doubling Temperature
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2010, 10:34:18 PM »
Celsius temperature

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Re: Doubling Temperature
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2010, 06:01:45 AM »
The basic unit for temperature is K.

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Re: Doubling Temperature
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2010, 06:11:25 AM »
The "basic" unit?

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Re: Doubling Temperature
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2010, 08:08:00 AM »
A, would be correct for an ideal gas.

Your question does not indicate whether you are dealing with an "ideal gas."

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Re: Doubling Temperature
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2010, 08:57:01 AM »
A, would be correct for an ideal gas.

Your question does not indicate whether you are dealing with an "ideal gas."

So if the temp went from 0.0001°C to 0.0002°C you'd expect the volume to double???  Think again.

What would you expect from a temp change from 1°C to 2°C or from 100°C to 200°C or 1000°C to 2000°C???

You need the relative change in temperature in K to work out the answer and as you are not given the start temp you can not work out the answer so D is correct.

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