Answer to Question #66233 in General Chemistry for Chris

Question

Charles's Law:
Part C
Refrigerators are usually kept at about 5∘C, while room temperature is about 20∘C. If you were to take an "empty" sealed 2-liter soda bottle at room temperature and place it in the fridge, would you expect it to contract to one-fourth its original volume?
Refrigerators are usually kept at about , while room temperature is about . If you were to take an "empty" sealed 2-liter soda bottle at room temperature and place it in the fridge, would you expect it to contract to one-fourth its original volume?

A: Yes, because 5 is one-fourth of 20.
B: No, because there is no gas inside the bottle.
C: No, because Celsius is not an absolute temperature scale.