A student investigates an ideal gas in a rigid container and produces a…
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Problem
A student investigates an ideal gas in a rigid container and produces a pressure-versus-temperature graph. Extrapolating the best-fit line to zero pressure gives a temperature intercept of −285∘C. What is the percent error of this experimental value compared with the accepted value of absolute zero (–273 °C)?
(a) 12%
(b) 3.5%
(c) 4.4%
(d) 8.8%