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Determine how the volume of a gas changes with the temperature for a fixed amount of gas and pressure.
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Physics Planning- Aim * Determine how the volume of a gas changes with the temperature for a fixed amount of gas and pressure. * Determine absolute zero Hypothesis Volume is directly proportional to Temperature Preliminary Test A preliminary experiment wsa carried out to test our apparatus. In this test we used an alcohol thermometer to see if there was any change in volume as the capillary tube was heated. Our results suggested that an increase in temperature resulted in an increase of volume of the air bubble. Background research When a substance is given energy the particles in it are given more kinetic energy I the case of a gas, the particles will move around at higher speeds. Hot air balloons were extremely popular at that time and scientists were eager to improve the performance of their balloons. Two of the prominent French scientists, Jacques Charles and Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac, made detailed measurements on how the volume of a gas...
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