Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Kelvin and Charles

So, today we learned of two things, one of the is the unit called Kelvin. Kelvin is a unit of measure on an absolute scale, the temperature has a direct effect on the behavior of the gas. To convert to Kelvin, you take the degrees Celsius and add 273.15. This value should always, be greater than zero, as 0 K is equivalent to absolute zero, which has yet to be discovered by humanity.

Now that you know what Kelvin is, you can actually use the second thing that we learned, Charles' Law. Charles' Law states that if the Pressure and amount of a gas are help constant then as temperature increases the volume of the container must increase, and vice versa, as well as must decrease if the other decreases. If you don't understand go HERE to see a video on it.

The equation looks a little like this:
And the temperature when using this equation must be in Kelvin, which is why we learned it.

I think that's all. Peace.

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