Guillaume Amontons first took a stab at measuring absolute zero in 1702. What would be the most reasonable way it would have bee
n done then? A) Measure the pressure of a gas in a container at various temperatures, say from 100 °C down to maybe −20 °C, then extrapolate to the temperature at which the pressure would reach zero.
B) Measure the speed of molecules as the temperature gets colder until the temperature is measured at which motion stops.
C) Measure the pressure of a gas and cool it until the pressure is zero.
He would measure the speed of molecules as the temperature gets colder until the temperature is measured at which motion stops.
<h3>What is the absolute zero?</h3>
The absolute zero refers to the temperature at which the gas seems to stop moving. Recall that temperature is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a gas.
Hence, if Guillaume Amontons first took a stab at measuring absolute zero in 1702, he would measure the speed of molecules as the temperature gets colder until the temperature is measured at which motion stops.
