Consider the expansion of an ideal gas at constant pressure. The initial temperature is T0 and the initial volume is V0.
(a) Show that ΔV/V0 = (ΔT, where ( = 1/ T0.
(b) Compare the coefficient of volume expansion b for an ideal gas at 20 °C to the values for liquids and gases listed in Table 13.3.
Material................................................ ( (10−6 K−1)
Liquids.................................................................
Water (at 0°C)* .................................................−68
Mercury...........................................................182
Water (at 20°C) .................................................207
Gasoline .........................................................950
Ethyl alcohol ...................................................1120
Benzene ........................................................1240
Gases..................................................................
Air (and most other gases) at 1 atm........................3340