p1 p2

Kelvin scale & pressure-temperature relationship =

T1 T2

Basic:

1. What is absolute zero?

2. What is the temperature of absolute zero in:
a) Kelvin b) Celsius.
3. Convert the following temperatures into Kelvin:
a) 0 ˚C b) 63 ˚C c) 114 ˚C d) 110 ˚C e) 40 ˚C f) -273 ˚C
4. Convert the following temperatures into Celsius:
a) 310 K b) 442 K c) 355 K d) 0K e) 1,000 K f) 170 K
5. In Kelvin, at what temperature does water:
a) Freeze b) Boil.
6. Calculate p1 if:
a) p2 = 200 kPa, T1 = 1000 K, T2 = 300 K b) p2 = 50 kPa, T1 = 280 K, T2 = 140 K
7. Calculate p2 if:
a) p1 = 100 kPa, T1 = 300 K, T2 = 150 K b) p1 = 120 kPa, T1 = 280 K, T2 = 290 K

Medium: You need to do unit conversions from Celsius to Kelvin. Give your answers in Kelvin.

8. Calculate T1 if:
a) p1 = 120 kPa, p2 = 140 kPa, T2 = 20 ˚Cb) p1 = 140 kPa, p2 = 100 kPa, T2 = 50 ˚C
9. Calculate T2 if:
a) p1 = 200 kPa, p2 = 80 kPa, T1 = 150 ˚Cb) p1 = 50 kPa, p2 = 200 kPa, T2 = 0 ˚C

10. What happens to the pressure of a gas as the temperature is decreased?

Explain why.

11. Describe an experiment, using the apparatus shown, that would allow
us to determine the value of absolute zero.

Hard: Wordy calculations.

12. The volume of dry air in a sealed balloon can be changed by cooling the balloon. The temperature of air in
the balloon is 20 ˚C. At this temperature, the volume of air in the balloon is 0.25 m 3. Assuming that there is
not change in pressure, calculate the new temperature of the air in the balloon in Kelvin.
13. The apparatus shown in the diagram is used to investigate how the
volume of a gas changes with temperature when its pressure is
constant.
a) Explain how the particles in the gas exert a pressure on the
syringe.
b) When the temperature of the gas is 298 K, the volume of the
gas in the syringe is 6.5 ml. Calculate the volume of gas when its
temperature is increased to 450 K.
14. A cylinder is filled with air in a hot country and then taken to a cold
country. The temperature in the hot country is 305 K. The
temperature in the cold country is 278 K. The pressure in the hot
country is 21,000 kPa. Calculate the pressure in the cylinder in the cold country.