A container with a volume of #18 L# contains a gas with a temperature of #270^o C#. If the temperature of the gas changes to #150 ^o K# without any change in pressure, what must the container's new volume be?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-11T09:34:28

Applying Charle's law for constant pressure and mass,we can say,

#V/T =k#(constant)

Initially,we have #V=18L# and #T=(270+273)=543K#

So, #k=18/543#

And,after changing the temperature to #150K# if volume becomes #V# then,

#V/150=k=18/543#

So, #V=(150×18)/543=4.96L#