Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V - Bicol

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Name: _________________________________ Score: ______________

I. Introductory Concept

Gas laws discover the relationship of pressure, temperature, volume and amount of gas.
Boyle's Law tells us that the volume of gas increases as the pressure decreases. In this learning
activity sheet, we will explore the relationship between volume and temperature at constant
pressure of a gas.

II. Learning Skills from the MELCs

• Investigate the relationship between volume and temperature at constant pressure of a gas
(S9MT-IIj-20)
• State Charles’ Law operationally
• Solve simple problems on Charles’ Law

III. Activities

Activity 1

Directions: Complete the words on column A. Be guided by the short definition of each term on
column B.

Column A Column B
(Definition)
1. T_ M_ _ RA_U_E Measure of hotness or coldness
2. V_ L _M_ Amount of space occupied by a gas
3. PR_ S_ U_E The average effect of the colliding molecules of gases.
4. K_LV_N Unit of temperature
5. L_T_R Unit of volume
 Activity 2
The following is a simple activity which demonstrates the relationship of volume and
temperature of a gas at constant pressure

1. The first picture shows the materials: bottle, balloon and hot water. The balloon is fitted on
the opening of the bottle.
2. The second picture shows that the bottle placed on hot water. After sometime, the balloon
was inflated.
3. The third picture shows what happens when the bottle is put on the refrigerator so that it
cools or its temperature decreases. Notice that the balloon was deflated and returned to its
original size.
*You can access the full video in this link https://tinyurl.com/bbtaat6f
IV. Analysis

Direction: Answer the following questions.

Activity 2 -Guide questions:

1. What happened to the size of the balloon (meaning its volume) when the temperature
increases? (increases or decreases)
Answer: _______________
2. What happened to the size of the balloon (meaning its volume) when the temperature
decreases? (increases or decreases)
Answer: _______________
3. What is the relationship between volume and temperature at constant pressure?
They are D _ R _ _ T _ Y proportional to each other.
4. Complete the statement:
As the volume increases, the temperature __________. (increases or decreases)
5. Complete the statement:
As the volume decreases, the temperature __________. (increases or decreases)

V. Abstraction

The volume-temperature relationship in gases (k=V/T) was determined by and named after
Jacques Charles. In his experiment, Jacques Charles trapped a sample of gas in a cylinder with
a movable piston in water bath at different temperatures. He found out that different gases
decreased their volume by factors of 1/273 per 0C of cooling. With this rate of reduction, if gas
will be cooled down to -273 0C, it will have zero volume. Charles’ law states that at constant
pressure, the volume of a fixed amount of gas is directly proportional to the Kelvin (K)
temperature. It can be expressed mathematically as:
 Where:
𝑉 𝛼 𝑇 at constant P and n V = volume, T = temperature, P = pressure,
N = amount of gas

Where:
𝑉1 𝑉2
It can also be written as = V1 = Initial Volume, T1 = Initial Temperature,
𝑇1 𝑇2
V2 = Final Volume, T2 = Final Temperature
Take note!
In dealing with gas laws, including Charles’ Law, the temperature should always be converted
to absolute temperature scale which is Kelvin (K).
In order to convert 0C to Kelvin, simply add 273 to the existing 0C.
For example: 320C+273= 305 K
The following are the derived formulas:
𝑉2 𝑇1 𝑉1 𝑇2
1. 𝑉1 = 𝑇2
3. 𝑉2 = 𝑇1

𝑉1 𝑇2 𝑉2 𝑇1
2. 𝑇1 = 𝑉2
4. 𝑇2 = 𝑉1

Sample problem:
An inflated balloon with a volume of 0.75 L at 300C was sitting outside the ground. What will
be its volume if it is placed inside a room where the temperature is 200C, assuming that the
pressure remains constant?
Given: V1= 0.75 L
T1= 300C +273= 303 K
Note:
T2= 200C +273= 257 K
As you can see at constant
Find: V2=? pressure, the volume decreases as
𝑉1 𝑇2 the temperature decreases. They
Formula: 𝑉2 =
𝑇1 are directly proportional.
(0.75 𝐿)(257 𝑘)
Solution: 𝑉2 = 303 𝑘

V2= 0.64 L
*Since we need to find V2, we will use the derived formula for V2
Remember, use the corresponding derived formula for each unknown.

VI. Application

Directions: Answer the following problems involving Charles’ law using the prescribed format
provided.
1. At 200C, the volume of the chlorine gas is 1.0 L. Compute for the final volume if the
temperature is raised to 450C provided that the pressure remains constant
2. A container has 8 L of helium gas at 100C. If the pressure is kept constant, what will the
temperature be if the volume is 5 L?