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Gases and the absolute scale of temperature
Explain how the pressure of a fixed amount of gas changes with temperature at constant volume and with volume at constant temperature, using particle theory.
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CambridgeIGCSEPhysicsThermal physics
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- Explain how the pressure of a fixed amount of gas changes with temperature at constant volume and with volume at constant temperature, using particle theory.
- Convert temperatures between Kelvin and degrees Celsius, and apply the formula T (in K) = (in °C) + 273.
- Use the equation pV = constant for a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature, and represent this relationship graphically.
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