What is the final volume of the balloon in liters after being heated to 93.0oC?

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To determine the final volume of a balloon filled to 63.0 mL at 58.0°C when heated to 93.0°C, Charles's Law is applied, which states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature in Kelvin at constant pressure. The initial and final temperatures must be converted from Celsius to Kelvin by adding 273. The formula V1/T1 = V2/T2 is used, where V1 is the initial volume, T1 is the initial temperature, V2 is the final volume, and T2 is the final temperature. It's emphasized that temperature must be in Kelvin for accurate calculations. The discussion also mentions the ideal gas law as a broader framework but focuses on Charles's Law for this specific problem.
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A balloon is filled to a volume of 63.0 mL at a temperature of 58.0oC.
The balloon is then heated up at constant pressure to a temperature of 93.0oC.
What is the final volume of this balloon, in liters?

We haven't even covered this yet in chem, but for some reason they are giving this as a homework problem, help please!
 
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Do you know the "ideal gas law"?
 
to figure this out use

CHARLES'S LAW:
V1 = T1
V2 T2


you know both the initial and final volumes and the initial and final tempertatures, just plug them into the equation, but remember that temerature is in Kelvins, not C and definatly not F.
to get Kelvins from C, add 273.


here is a page that explain all the gas laws in more detail:
http://www.chemtutor.com/gases.htm
 
Charles' Law is okay, but if you find it hard to memorize all of the equations, then just use \displaystyle P\times V = n\times R\times T, but omit pressures, mole amounts, and Rydberg's constant, so what you'll get is plain Charles' Law.
 
I agree. I never memorized all the relationships between P, V, and T; they are all in the ideal gas law (memorize that, though).
 
mrjeffy321 said:
...but remember that temerature is in Kelvins, not C and definatly not F...
But you can use R if you like! ;) (R = F + 460)
 

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