College Physics with MasteringPhysics 7th Edition by Jerry Wilson,Anthony Buffa,Bo Lou

Exercise 96

Table 10.1 states that the (experimental) coefficient of volume expansion for air (and most other ideal gases at 1 atm and 20°C) is 3.5 × 10 3 /°C. Use the definition of the volume expansion coefficient to show that this value can, to a very good approximation, be predicted from the ideal gas law and that the result holds for all ideal gases, not just air.