When a question uses charles law, and wants you to find the temperature, but asks for it in Celsius temperature,
((it gives the volume in liters and one temperature in celsius))
Do I convert the temperature to Kelvin to do the calculations and then subtract 273.15 to get Celsius, or do I just use the temperature it gives in Celsius to do the calculations? Because i tried it both ways and got a different answer.
Here is the question:
Use charles law to find T1:
V1= 146 L V2= 89 L T2= 132degrees C
answer in units of degrees C.
Charle's law is V1T2=V2T1
I converted T2 to K (405) and then i just subtracted 273.15 at the end to get the temperature of 391.232 C
If i do it with Celsius from the beginning, i get 216.539 C.
Which is correct?
2006-11-13
09:27:20
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