At 0 ° C and under a pressure of 1000 mm Hg, a given weight of N2 occupies a volume of 1 L. At –100 ° C, the same weight of gas under the  same pressure occupies a volume of 0.6313 L. Calculate the absolute zero  of temperature in degrees Celsius (centigrade), and give reasons for the  observed difference from the accepted value.

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At 0 °
C and under a pressure of 1000 mm Hg, a given weight of N2
occupies a volume of 1 L. At –100 °
C, the same weight of gas under the 
same pressure occupies a volume of 0.6313 L. Calculate the absolute zero 
of temperature in degrees Celsius (centigrade), and give reasons for the 
observed difference from the accepted value.

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