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2. A Charles’ Law apparatus contains a fixed volume of gas and measures its temperature and pressure. The ambient pressure during the experiment is 758 mmHg.
A) The sample’s initial pressure is measure to be 327 mmHg and its temperature is 12.6 °C; what is the new pressure reading when the temperature is increased to 57.2 °C?
B) If the Charles’ Law apparatus is rated to handle pressure reading up to 1000 mmHg, is it safe to conduct the experiment as described in Part A?
YES or NO
If Yes, to what temperature can the experiment be safely carried out?
If No, at what temperature might the apparatus fail?