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On a ship sailing in a Pacific ocean where the temperature is 23.4oC, a balloon is filled with 2 L air. What will be the volume of the balloon when the ship reaches the Indian ocean, where the temperature is 26.1oC?
(Write the answer to the nearest integer)

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Solution

According to Charles' law
V1T1=V2T2;V1=2L;V2=?
T1=273+23.4=296.4K
T2=273+26.1=299.1
V2=V1T2T1
=2L×299.1K296.4K=2.0182L

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