Question 12 Marks
A gas thermometer measures the temperature from the variation of pressure of a sample of gas. If the pressure measured at the melting point of lead is 2.20 times the pressure measured at the triple point of water, find the melting point of lead.
Answer
View full question & answer→Pressure Measured at M.P = 2.2 × Pressure at Triple Point
$\text{T}=\frac{\text{P}}{\text{P}_\text{tr}}\times273.16$
$=\frac{2.2\times\text{P}_\text{tr}}{\text{P}_\text{tr}}\times273.16$
$=600.952\text{K}\approx601\text{K}$
$\text{T}=\frac{\text{P}}{\text{P}_\text{tr}}\times273.16$
$=\frac{2.2\times\text{P}_\text{tr}}{\text{P}_\text{tr}}\times273.16$
$=600.952\text{K}\approx601\text{K}$
$\Delta\text{L}=100^\circ\text{C}$