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AP Physics 2
9.2 The Ideal Gas Law
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A Cartesian graph with the vertical axis labeled PV and the horizontal axis labeled T_C. A straight line with a constant positive slope extends upward and to the right, intersecting the positive vertical axis at a non-zero intercept b. Extrapolating the line to the left shows an x-intercept at -273.15 on the horizontal axis. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Linear fit of ideal gas data.
A student performs an experiment to determine the universal gas constant \(R\) using a sample containing a known amount \(n\) of an ideal gas. The student collects data for the pressure \(P\), volume \(V\), and temperature in degrees Celsius \(T_C\) across several trials in which both pressure and volume are varied. Which of the following describes the quantities that should be plotted on the vertical and horizontal axes to produce a linear graph, and the correct expression for the universal gas constant \(R\) in terms of the slope \(m\) of the line?

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