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With an aid of a labeled diagram, describe an experiment to verify Charles’ law.

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- The temperature of the gas is altered by heating the water bath.
- Temperature, T in Kelvin of gas is measured by thermometer
- The volume, measured using the calibrated tube.
- Several values of V and corresponding values of T (in Kelvin) are recorded.
- If the graph of V against T is a straight line through the origin, Charles’ law is verified

sharon kalunda answered the question on September 26, 2019 at 14:34

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