General Knowledge History Objective
Apr 02, 2013

A sample of argon gas is sealed in a container. The volume of the container is doubled. If the pressure remains constant, what happens to the absolute temperature?

Choose the correct answer:
A) It does not change.
B) It is halved.
C) It is doubled.
D) It is squared.
Detailed Explanation

This question relates to the combined gas law: P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2. Since the pressure remains constant, the pressures may be removed from the combined gas law to produce Charles's law: V1/T1 = V2/T2. This equation may be rearranged to: T2 = V2T1/V1. The doubling of the volume means V2 = 2 V1. On substituting: T2 = 2V1T1/V1; giving T2 = 2T1. The identity of the gas is irrelevant in this problem.

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