Optimization of Charles Gay-Lussac's law experiment with temperature correction at the capillary pipe and fixed volume to improve the accuracy of experimental data in Polban applied physics laboratory

Abstract

The results of Charles Gay-Lussac's law experimental tools at Politeknik Negeri Bandung (Polban) Applied Physics Laboratory show the pressure value of 1.027 x 105 Pa with relative uncertainty value of 11.1% and the number of moles in a flask of 12.47 mmole with relative uncertainty value of 24.3%. The experimental data has relatively low accuracy. In this study, Charles's Law experimental tools were optimized by a measured temperature correction on the capillary pipe using the conduction concept. The heat distribution equation that occurs in capillary pipe was solved by numerical solutions using the finite difference method. The modification of Gay-Lussac's Law experimental tools to get fixed volume was located on the manometer integrated with a glass flask. Data collection techniques were carried out in two different circumstances, namely when the system is experiencing heating and cooling, then compared. After temperature correction, it was obtained that pressure value 0.977 x 105 Pa with relative uncertainty of 5.7%. After using integrated manometer and data collection techniques when cooling, the number of moles in the flask was 21.5 mmole with relative uncertainty value of 6.2%. With the correction of temperature in the capillary pipe and the volume maintained provides more accurate experimental results.