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A sample of gas has temperature of 25 Celsius and a volume of 122 ml. If the volis decreased to 50 ml, what is the new temperature?

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So,

We could use the Charles law:

In this case, we have:

V1=122ml

T1=25°C

V2=50ml

T2=?

Let's replace these values in the equation in order to find T2:

The final temperature is about 10.2459°C.

A sample of gas has temperature of 25 Celsius and a volume of 122 ml. If the volis-example-1
A sample of gas has temperature of 25 Celsius and a volume of 122 ml. If the volis-example-2
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