Boyles Law relates the relationship between the pressure and

volume of an ideal gas when the number of moles and the

temperature are held constant. It states that when volume
increased the gas molecules have father to go and they will
impact the container walls less often per unit time. This means
the gas pressure will be less because there are less molecule
impacts per unit time and when the volume decreased the gas
molecules have a shorter distance to go, thus striking the walls
more often per unit time. This results in pressure being
increased because there are more molecule impacts per unit
time [1]. The relationship of Boyles Law can be expressed
mathematically as:

PV=k

Where, P= pressure;
V= volume ;
K= constant.

This means that the pressure-volume product will always be

the same value if the temperature and amount remain
constant[2] .Therefore, when comparing same substance under
two different sets of conditions, the equation above can be
mathematically expressed as:

P1V1 = P2V2

Where, P1 and V1 =initial pressure and volume values;

P2 and V2 = final pressure and volume values.

The equation shows that, as volume increases, the

pressure of the gas decreases in proportion, and
vice versa.

[1][2]Boyle's Law (n.d). Retrieved from

http://www.chemteam.info/GasLaw/Gas-Boyle.html
10/16/17

[3] Gas Law (n.d). Retrieved from

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-
chemistry/chapter/gas-laws/ 10/16/17