Q4 Science10 Week1 LAS2
Q4 Science10 Week1 LAS2
Q4 Science10 Week1 LAS2
Boyle’s Law
Boyle’s Law states that if the temperature is held constant, the volume of a given amount of
gas is inversely proportional to its pressure, V 1/P. Mathematically, Boyle’s Law is expressed as:
P1V1 = P2V2. The subscript of 1 refers to the original conditions while 2 refers to the new conditions.
The figure on the right shows what happens to the volume of a sample of gas when pressure is
increased while maintaining the temperature. Note the inverse relationship of pressure and volume.
Let us apply the equation you learned about Boyle’s Law. Since
volume and pressure of the gas can be varied, let P 1 and V1 be the
initial pressure and volume respectively and P 2 and V2 be the final
pressure and volume respectively.
The inflated balloon that slipped from the hand of Renn has a volume
of 0.50 L at sea level (1.0 atm) and it reached a height of
approximately 8 km where the atmospheric pressure is approximately
0.33 atm. Assuming that the temperature is constant, compute for the
final volume of the balloon.
Figure 1.3 Illustration of In analyzing the problem, it is important that you categorize the initial
Boyle’s Law and final conditions of the variables:
Conclusion: The pressure decreased by 1/3. That is why, the volume increased by 3-folds.