Activity 3 Charles Law
Activity 3 Charles Law
4th QUARTER
ACTIVITY 3
CHARLES LAW
I. Introduction
The volume - temperature relationship in gases (k = V/T) was determined by and named after
Jacques Charles. In his experiment, Jacques Charles trapped a sample of gas in a cylinder with a
movable piston in a water bath at different temperatures. Jacques Charles found out that
different gases decreased their volume by factor 1/273 per oC of cooling. With this rate of
reduction, if gas will be cooled up to -273°C, it will have zero volume! Interesting, isn’t it? Charles’
Law states that at constant pressure, the volume of a fixed amount of gas is directly proportional
to the Kelvin (K) temperature.
II. Objective
A. Investigate the relationship between volume and temperature at constant pressure.
III. Procedure
A. Go to www.youtube.com and open the link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPmtXeIuiDw )
1. Watch the video about activity 4 Charles law
2. Record the result in the table
Set-up Average Avegare
Temperature Circumference
(oC) of the balloon
(cm)
warm water
tap water
ice water
3. Questions
a. What happens to the size of the balloon as the temperature decreases?
b. How does the change in the temperature relate to the volume of gas in the balloon?
4. A gas cylinder was measured to have different volumes at different temperatures as
shown in Table 8. Complete the table with the necessary information.
1 25 2
2 30 57
3 35 102
4 40 152
Note: To convert °C to K, use this formula: K = °C + 273.15
5. Plot the data from Table 8 in a graph by placing the volume in the y axis and
temperature at Kelvin scale in the x axis.
c. What is the relationship of Volume and Temperature?
IV. Application
Why is it important to study Charles Law?