University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Temperature and Heat - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 573: Q17.2

Answer

This is not true.

Work Step by Step

A counterexample using a container initially at zero degrees Celsius shows that the statement is not true. Doubling the temperature to zero degrees Celsius clearly does not double the pressure. The real explanation is that the ideal gas law, of which equation 17.4 is a special case, relies on the temperature being measured in absolute units.
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