Gas Laws

Charles’s Law 11.2

Charles’s Law
 Temperature – Volume Relationship
 State “ the volume of a fixed mass of gas
varies directly with the Kelvin temperature at
constant pressure.
Charles’s Law
 Charles found that if the
temperature of a gas at Oo
C is increased by 1o C its
volume increases by 1/273
of its original.
 So new volume would be
274/273 at 1o C
Charles’s Law
 Must use Kelvin scale
to get a directly
proportional
relationship
Charles’s Law
 Mathematically V = kT or V1/T1 = V2/T2

 Temperature MUST BE IN KELVIN!!!!

 Always convert Celsius to Kelvin before using the
above equation
 (Failure to do so = dire consequences to your GRADE!!!)
 Pressure must be constant
Sample problem 1
A sample of neon gas occupies a volume of 752 mL at
25o C. What volume will the gas occupy at 50o C if
the pressure remains constant?

Steps to Solve:
1. Convert Temperatures to Kelvin(Celsius Temp + 273)
2. Rearrange equation to solve for V2
3. Insert Values into equation and Solve!

Ans = 815 mL Ne
Sample Problem 2
A helium balloon has a volume 2.75 L at 20.0oC. The
volume of the balloon decreases to 2.46L after it is
placed outside on a cold day. What is the temperature
outside?

Steps to Solve:
1. Convert Temperature to Kelvin (Celsius Temp + 273)
2. Rearrange equation to solve for T2
3. Insert Values into equation and Solve
4. Reconvert to Celsius Degrees (Kelvin Temp - 273)

Ans = -10.9oC (262 K)

Sample problem 3
A gas at 65oC occupies 4.22 L. At what Celsius
temperature will the volume be 3.87 L
assuming the same pressure?

Ans = 37.0 oC
 Answers to Sample Problems
1. 815 mL Ne
2. -10.9oC (262 K)
3. 37.0 oC