WEEK 5 In an experiment to investigate Charles' law, a Physics student used a fixed mass of dry air trapped in a glass capillary tube as shown in the figure below. The student recorded in a tab how the length of the air column varied with temperature.

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WEEK 5
trapped in a glass capillary tube as shown in the figure below. The student recorded in a table
In an experiment to investigate Charles' law, a Physics student used a fixed mass of dry air
how the length of the air column varied with temperature.
(a)
Length of the air column, L/mm
Temperature, T/C
Temperature, T/K
(c)
Air trapped in a capillary tube
Mercury
Results of the experiment
152.0
158.0 163.0
170.0
14.0
29.0 40.0 57.5
287 302 1313
Complete the table above by calculating the temperature, T/K.
Dry An
From your graph, calculate the slope, S.
4
179.0
78.0
330 351
(b) Use the readings from the completed table to plot a graph of length of the air column
(L/mm) against Temperature (T/K).
The L-axis starts at 140 mm and the T-axis starts at 270 K.
182.0
85.0
358
Transcribed Image Text:WEEK 5 trapped in a glass capillary tube as shown in the figure below. The student recorded in a table In an experiment to investigate Charles' law, a Physics student used a fixed mass of dry air how the length of the air column varied with temperature. (a) Length of the air column, L/mm Temperature, T/C Temperature, T/K (c) Air trapped in a capillary tube Mercury Results of the experiment 152.0 158.0 163.0 170.0 14.0 29.0 40.0 57.5 287 302 1313 Complete the table above by calculating the temperature, T/K. Dry An From your graph, calculate the slope, S. 4 179.0 78.0 330 351 (b) Use the readings from the completed table to plot a graph of length of the air column (L/mm) against Temperature (T/K). The L-axis starts at 140 mm and the T-axis starts at 270 K. 182.0 85.0 358
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