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The gas laws and absolute zero

Question 1 of 10

Question 1 of 10

In Boyle's law experiments, the temperature must be kept

Question 2 of 10

Question 2 of 10

A gas at 200 kPa and 7 °C is heated at constant volume to 127 °C. Find the new pressure.

Question 3 of 10

Question 3 of 10

At absolute zero, the molecules of a gas would have minimum kinetic energy.

Question 4 of 10

Question 4 of 10

A graph of pressure against Celsius temperature for a gas at constant volume, when extended, cuts the temperature axis at

Question 5 of 10

Question 5 of 10

Describe how the pressure law can be used to estimate absolute zero, and explain the meaning of absolute zero.

Question 6 of 10

Question 6 of 10

A gas at 120 kPa and 77 °C is heated at constant volume to 127 °C. Find the new pressure.

Question 7 of 10

Question 7 of 10

Absolute zero is the temperature at which

Question 8 of 10

Question 8 of 10

A fixed mass of gas has a volume of 200 cm³ at 27 °C and 750 mmHg. Calculate its volume at 127 °C and 600 mmHg. State the law used.

Question 9 of 10

Question 9 of 10

A gas of volume 6 m³ at 3 atm is compressed at constant temperature to 2 atm. Find the new volume.

Question 10 of 10

Question 10 of 10

A gas occupies 400 cm³ at 300 K. At constant pressure, its volume at 150 K is ___ cm³.

Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the WASSCE. They are not WAEC past questions.