Will absolute zero change with pressure?

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Absolute zero, defined as 0 Kelvin, cannot be surpassed or achieved in terms of temperature. According to the ideal gas law (PV=nRT), if a gas is at absolute zero, further decreasing the pressure while maintaining constant volume does not lead to temperatures below absolute zero. The discussion emphasizes that negative temperature is impossible because it would require negative pressure or volume, which are not feasible. Current understanding indicates that temperatures below 0 Kelvin have not been achieved, and any changes to the ideal gas law would require a reevaluation of these principles. Thus, absolute zero remains a fundamental limit in thermodynamics.
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Say we are talking about an ideal gas.

According to ideal gas law (PV=nRT), assuming the gas is now at absolute zero, if we further decrease the pressure of the environment, while keeping the container volume constant, will the gas goes under absolute zero?

I wasn't an expert in Physics so please enlighten me... :sorry:
 
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Walteholic said:
Say we are talking about an ideal gas.

According to ideal gas law (PV=nRT), assuming the gas is now at absolute zero, if we further decrease the pressure of the environment, while keeping the container volume constant, will the gas goes under absolute zero?

I wasn't an expert in Physics so please enlighten me... :sorry:
what is absolute 0 here
 
Walteholic said:
Say we are talking about an ideal gas.

According to ideal gas law (PV=nRT), assuming the gas is now at absolute zero, if we further decrease the pressure of the environment, while keeping the container volume constant, will the gas goes under absolute zero?

I wasn't an expert in Physics so please enlighten me... :sorry:
No, temperature cannot go below absolute zero.

Akhand said:
what is absolute 0 here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_zero
 
Walteholic said:
Say we are talking about an ideal gas.

According to ideal gas law (PV=nRT), assuming the gas is now at absolute zero, if we further decrease the pressure of the environment, while keeping the container volume constant, will the gas goes under absolute zero?

I wasn't an expert in Physics so please enlighten me... :sorry:
till now emp. below 0K is not achieved
the day we will achieve there will be a change in the eq.
 
Walteholic said:
PV=nRT
Look at the equation again. For T=0, either V=0 or P=0. You can't get a negative temperature out of it, because you can't have negative pressure nor negative volume.
In other words, you can't decrease pressure below no pressure, and you can't decrease volume below no volume, therefore you can't get negative temperature this way.
 
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