Charles’ Law

The Temperature-Volume
Relationship
Charles’ Law
 Volume of a
gas varies directly
with the absolute
temperature at
constant
Jacques-Alexandre Charles
pressure. Mathematician, Physicist, Inventor
Beaugency, France
November 12, 1746 – April 7, 1823
Charles’ Law
August 27, 1783
 Explanation
• Raising the temperature(in kelvin) of
a gas causes the gas to fill a greater
volume as long as pressure remains
constant.
• Gases expand at a constant rate as
temperature increases, and the rate
of expansion is similar for all gases.
 Charles’ Law

V1 / T1 = = V2 / T2
Where:
V1 = Initial volume
T1 = Initial temperature
T2 = Final temperature
V2 = Final volume
Example: The volume of a
gas at 20˚C is 100 ml. What
is the volume at 100˚C?
Relationship of
Boyle’s Law and
Charles’ Law
 Practical
Applications
 Hot AIR Balloon
The hot air that gives the hot-air balloon
its name is commonly created by a
propane gas burner that sends powerful
jets of flame into the colorful rip-stop
nylon envelope. Once the balloon is
aloft, its height is maintained by opening
and closing the blast valve, which
controls the flow of the gas to the
burner.