Christina Williams
Chemistry
12/14/06
Chapter 13 :Section 3
1. State the laws of Boyle, Charles, Avogadro, and Dalton.
Boyle’s law states that the pressure and volume of a sample of gas at a
constant temperature are inversely proportional to each other.
Charles law states that at a constant pressure, the volume of a fixed amount
of gas is directly proportional to it’s absolute temperature.
2. How does the kinetic-molecular theory account for Dalton’s law? For Charles’
law?
In kinetic molecular theory it states that gasses exert pressure, which is the
basis of Dalton’s theory. It also accounts for Charles’ law because the 6th
postulate of the kinetic-molecular theory states that the pressure of a gas
depends on its temperature
3. Describe how you could construct a thermometer using the results of Charles law.
Such a thermometer is called a gas thermometer.
The law states that at a constant pressure the volume is directly
proportionate to the temperature, so if you know the volume,you can figure
out the temperature.