A 595 mL sample of chlorine gas at 24.7°C is held at constant pressure while it is heated and the volume of the gas expands to 876mL. What is the new temperature in Kelvin? A) 83.7 K B) 202 K C) 365 K D) 438 K

1 Answer
Mar 24, 2018

D

Explanation:

Always when working gas laws use temperature in K:

Charles's law states:
#V_1/T_1=V_2/T_2#

Given:
#V_1= 0.595 L#
#T_1= 24.7+273= 297.7 K#
#V_2= 0.876 L#

Manipulate Charles's Law to solve for #T_2#:
#(T_1*V_2)/V_1=T_2#

Substitute:
#(297.7 K*0.876 L)/(0.595 L)= 438 K#