Chapter 12, Problem 10MCQ

A cylindrical container is filled with a gas. On the top of the container sits a heavy piston that is free to move (see the experimental setup in Table 12.5, Experiment 3). When the gas is heated, the piston moves up, causing the volume of the gas to increase. Which equation below best describes this process?

a. $V_{\text{intial}}/T_{\text{intial}}=V_{\text{final}}/T_{\text{final}}$

b. $P_{\text{intial}}{V}_{\text{intial}}=P_{\text{final}}{V}_{\text{final}}$

c. $P_{\text{intial}}{V}_{\text{intial}}=nR{T}_{\text{final}}$

d. $P_{\text{intial}}{V}_{\text{intial}}=N{k}_{\text{B}}{T}_{\text{final}}$