A soda bottle is flexible enough that the volume of the bottle can change even without opening it. If you have an empty soda bottle that is 2 L at room temperature of 25°C, what will the new volume be if you put it in your freezer at -4°C?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-10T07:44:11

You tell us. You use Charles' Law, #VpropT#, where #T# is quoted as an absolute temperature

Given this proportionality, #V_1/T_1=V_2/T_2#, where #T# is in units of #"degrees Kelvin"#, and solve for #V_2#.

#"Degrees Kelvin "=" Degrees Centigrade + "273.15*K#