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Quiz 1
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Absolute zero is the temperature at which:
A. All motion ceases
B. Water freezes
C. Theoretically a gas has zero volume
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Quiz 2
We used which law to determine he
value of absolute zero:
A. Lambert’s Law
B. Boyle’s Law
C. Faraday’s Law
D. Charles Law
E. Kepler’s law
Jacques Alexandre César Charles
The gas increases by 1/273 of its
volume at 0°C for each °C rise of
temperature. This means that the
coefficient of expansion of all
gases is the same. The law is only
approximately true.
Quick Quiz
What is the most likely cause of error in the
determination of Absolute Zero done in lab?
• A. Human error
• B. Thermometer readings
• C. Syringe readings
• D. Some uncontrolled factor, like water vapor in
the air in syringe
• E. Gravity
Quiz 4: Who invented the artificial
machine?
Quiz 3: After who is he absolute temperature scale named?
A. Celsius
B. Fahrenheit
C. Rankine
D. Kelvin
E. Charles
KELVIN, Lord (William Thomson)
(1824 - 1907)
• Proposed an absolute
scale of temperature in
1848.
Refrigeration
Apalachicola Museum
A. John Gorrie
First Ice Machine
Gorrie-1850
B. Lord Kelvin
C. John Carrier
D. Ferdinand Carre
E. Bernard Machen
Ferdinand Carre -developed successful Ice Business
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