Charles' Law
Charles' law, one of the gas laws, states that at a constant pressure the volume of a given mass of gas is directly porportional, increases or decreases, to the absolute temperature.
Charles' Law formula |
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\(\large{ \frac{V_i}{T_i} = \frac{V_f}{T_f} }\) or \(\large{ \frac{V_f}{V_i} = \frac{T_f}{T_i} }\) or \(\large{ V_i \; T_f = V_f \; T_i }\) | ||
Symbol | English | Metric |
\(\large{ T_f }\) = final temperature | \(\large{F}\) | \(\large{C}\) |
\(\large{ T_i }\) = initial temperature | \(\large{F}\) | \(\large{C}\) |
\(\large{ V_f }\) = final volume | \(\large{ft^3}\) | \(\large{m^3}\) |
\(\large{ V_i }\) = initial volume | \(\large{ft^3}\) | \(\large{m^3}\) |
Tags: Temperature Equations Pressure Equations Gas Laws Equations Laws of Physics