Guide Questions:
1. What do you observe about the volume of the given data?
2. What do you observe about the pressure of the given data?
3. Given a constant temperature, what do you observe about the product of
volume and pressure in each trial?
4. At constant temperature, what do you think will happen to the volume if the
pressure decreases? increases?
5. At constant temperature, what do you think will happen to the pressure if the
volume decreases? increases?
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. The volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure.
2. The pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume.
3. The product of pressure and volume is always the same.
4. As the volume decreases, the pressure increases and as the volume increases, the pressure decreases.
5. As the pressure decreases, the volume increases and as the pressure increases, the volume decreases.
6. Boyle’s Law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure at constant temperature.
Explanation:
Boyle’s Law