Charles’ Law Flashcards
1
Q
Who created Charles’s Law
A
Jacques Charles (1746-1823), French scientist
2
Q
What is Charles’s Law:
A
the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature as long as pressure stays the same Like Boyle’s Law, the reverse is also true, the volume of a gas decreases with decreasing temperature.
3
Q
Charles’ Law explained using…
Temperature/Pressure relationship
A
Charles’ Law can be explained using Kinetic Theory, as gases are heated, the particles move faster
4
Q
Charles Law Equation:
A
V1/T1=V2/T2
