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(a) State Charle's law. Give its mathematical expression. (b) Using the equation of state PV = nRT; show that at a given temperature, density of a gas is proportional to gas pressure P. |
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Answer» (a) Charle's Law: It states that if pressure (P) remains constant, the volume (V) of a fixed amount of gas (n) is directly proportional to its absolute temperature (T). V \(\propto\) T (P Constant) Or \(\frac{V}{T}\) = constant or \(\frac{V_1}{T_1}=\frac{V_2}{T_2}\) Charles also found that for a given mass of gas, if pressure is kept constant, the volume increases linearly with temperature. V = Vo (1 + \(\propto\)t), where \(\propto\)= \(\frac{1}{273}\) and, Vo is the volume at 0ºC Volume at temperature T is VT = Vo\(\big(1+\frac{t}{273}\big)\) = Vo\(\big(\frac{273+t}{273}\big)\) Where t is temperature in Celsius Or VT = \(\frac{V_o}{273}\times T\) Where, T = 273 + t, T is the temperature on Kelvin scale. (b) PV = nRT Or \(\frac{n}{V}=\frac{P}{RT}\) Since n = \(\frac{m}{M}\) \(\therefore\) \(\frac{m}{MV}\)= \(\frac{P}{RT}\) \(\therefore\) \(\frac{d}{M}\) = \(\frac{P}{RT}\) \(\big(\therefore d=\frac{m}{V}=density\big)\) or d = \(\frac{MP}{RT}\) \(\therefore\) d \(\propto\) P |
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