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Explain how temperature and volume of a gas are related and use that to make a prediction about

how you can use this information to calculate absolute zero.

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Charles law gives the relationship between volume and temperature of a gas. Charles law States that, the volume of a given mass of gas is directly proportional to its temperature at constant pressure.

Theoretically, it is assumed that when the absolute zero temperature has been achieved, the volume of any ideal gas will be found to be equal to zero. If the volume of the gas is zero, it now implies that all molecular motion will be stopped. This does not happen in real gases as all gases are found to condense to solids or liquids when this temperature is exceeded.

When volume is plotted against temperature, volume of the gas approaches zero at t = −273.15 °C, which is the x-intercept of the Charles law graph. Below this temperature, we can only get negative values of volume which does not exist hence, −273.15 °C is the lowest attainable temperature also known as the absolute zero.

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