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Explain the relationship of Charles law to absolute zero

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Charles law states that at constant pressure, a given quantity of gas will have a volume proportional to the absolute temperature.
Step-by-step explanation:
Therefore, a plot of volume versus absolute temperature should yield a straight line. And indeed it does. Real gases liquefy before absolute zero is reached, however, the value
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K
may be extrapolated on a graph.
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