Answer to Question #160601 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Ariel

Question

What does the ideal gas law predict about the volume of a sample of gas at absolute zero? Hence explain why is this prediction is incorrect?

Answer 1

Theoretically, at absolute zero the volume of an ideal gas would be zero and all molecular motion would cease. However, in real life, gas is matter and matter occupies space (volume), therefore, volume of gas can never become zero.