Charles' Law Calculator
ALWAYS use absolute temperature with this calculator.



V1          V2
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T1          T2




The above formula is Charles' Law, named after the French experimenter Jacques Charles (1746-1823).

It states that the volume of a fixed mass of gas at a constant pressure is directly proportional to its absolute temperature.

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When temperature increases, volume increases.

When temperature decreases, volume decreases.

As a practice example, 5 liters of a gas has a temperature of 250 degrees Kelvin. Calculate the volume if the temperature increases to 300 degrees Kelvin (with pressure remaining constant).Your answer should equal 6 liters.

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Answers are displayed in scientific notation and for easier readibility, numbers between .001 and 1,000 will be displayed in standard format (with the same number of significant figures.)
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