Laws of Pressure

by Rad Jasper L. Ramos

There are 4 known states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Gases are the
only state of matter that can be compressed tightly or expanded largely. Pressure is the
force acting over an area and is commonly represented in this formula:

In hydraulic systems, the use of condensed liquids such as oil or water are used
to transmit the pressure from one side to another through the liquid. Imagine this, a
U-shaped tube is filled with water and platforms are placed at the top of each ends.
When you exert a force on the left side of the tube, the same amount of force is exerted
on the right side. Now say that the platform on the right is now 20 times as the initial
size and the platform on the left stays the same. The pressure exerted would be the
same however the right platform would now support 20 times its initial weight load.
This is the most basic concept of the law of pascal or the principle of transmission of
fluid-pressure. The pascal’s law is highly applicable in systems such as the hydraulic
systems of a car, or if you’re talking about atmospheric pressure there is the system of
the vacuum cleaner and the plunger.

Boyle’s Law is quite similar to Pascal’s except Boyle’s talks more about the
correlation of the pressure and the volume instead of just focusing on just the pressure.
Boyle’s Law states that the volume of a given amount of gas held at constant
temperature varies inversely with the applied pressure when the temperature and mass
are constant or in other words, when the volume increases, the pressure decreases and
vice versa. One commonly used application of the law of Boyle would be the use of a
syringe to draw fluids from a bottle and exerting pressure to release it.

Charles Law talks about the correlation of temperature and volume stating that
the temperature and volume are directly proportional. Meaning that as the volume rises,
so does the temperature. An application of Charles’ law can be observed through a hot
air balloon. As the torch heats the surrounding gas particles in the balloon, they in turn
become excited and thus make the hot air balloon float.
 Gay-Lussacs Law states that the pressure and temperature are directly
proportional meaning that as the pressure increases, so does the temperature and
applying Charles law so does the volume. ​An example of Gay-Lussac's Law that can be
commonly seen is the shooting of a gun. As the gunpowder inside the gun burns, it
super heats the gas and in turn forces the bullet out of the gun through the gun barrel.

Avogadro’s Law states that when temperature and pressure have the same
conditions, then every volume of all the gases have the same amount of particles. The
application of Avogadro’s law is so common that we use it everyday. Pumping air into
say a tyre or a basketball would be one, inflating balloons would be another and lastly
as simple as breathing in and out through the use of our lungs is considered an
example of avogadro’s law.

The Combined Gas Law basically combines all of the aforementioned gas laws
through the formula:

Thanks to the laws of pressure, there are scientific evidences and explanations
to the everyday happenings in our lives. Through a proper understanding of these laws,
we also gain a proper and deeper understanding with our world.
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