DIGOS CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE 10

Name: _____________________________ Grade & Section: ____________________ Date: ___________

Topic: Boyle’s Law

Learning Competencies: - Investigate the relationship between volume and pressure at constant temperature of
a gas. (S10MT-IIj-20)

Objective:
1. Describe the qualitative and quantitative relationship between gas volume and pressure at constant
temperature.

Basic Concepts:
Gas particles have a very weak intermolecular force of attraction, hence they move as far as possible
from each other. They have the tendency to occupy all the spaces they are contained in. If the pressure is
increased, the volume will be decrease forcing the gas particles to move closer to one another. In other words,
as pressure increases, volume decreases or vice versa. The relationship between volume of a fixed amount of
gas is inversely proportional to its pressure at constant temperature.
This gas law was determined by Robert Boyle and named after him as Boyle’s Law.

Activity 1: Qualitative Relationship between Gas Volume and Pressure

This activity will determine the effect of force exerted on the syringe in relation to its volume
Material:
 Syringe
Follow the procedure below for demonstration:
1. Fill a syringe with air by pulling the plunger.
2. Press your finger against the end of the syringe in order to trap the air.
3. Push the plunger in. Try again but press harder this time. Observe what happen.
4. Stop pushing the plunger. Observe what happen.

Write check (√) on the blank space before each statement which describes what you observed.
____ 1. The volume of the trapped gas increases when force is applied on the plunger.
_____2. The volume of the trapped gas decreases when force is applied on the plunger.
_____3. When the force applied on the plunger decreases, the volume of trapped gas decreases.
_____4. When the force applied on the plunger decreases, the volume of trapped gas increases.

Activity 2: Quantitative Relationship between Gas Volume and Pressure

Complete the table below on the experiment which measures the mass placed on the plunger of a sealed syringe
having a diameter of 1.5 cm. The computed area of syringe is 1.77 cm2.

DATA on VOLUME-PRESSURE RELATIONSHIP

Trial Volume of air in Mass Force (N) Pressure (N/cm2) Pressure x Volume
syringe (cm3) (kg) mass in kg x 9.8 m/s2 Force /area
1 2.0 1.806 17.7 10.00 20
2 4.0 0.908 8.9 5.03 20.12
3 8.0 0.449 4.4 2.49 19.92
4 16.0 0.224 2.2 1.24 19.84
Activity 3: Plot a graph with the pressure at the y-axis and volume at the x-axis.

Guide Questions:
1. What will happen to the volume of gas if the pressure will be increased?
- The volume of gas will decrease if the pressure will be increased.
2. What will happen to the volume of gas if the pressure will be decreased?
- The volume of gas will increase if the pressure will be decreased.
3. What is the relationship between volume and pressure of gases at constant temperature?
- The relationship between the volume of gas and its pressure at a constant temperature is inversely
proportional.
Summary:
Based from the given results of the data above, the increase in pressure affects the volume. The pressure
increased by doubled, so the volume decreased into halved. If the pressure is increased, the volume will be
decrease forcing the gas particles to move closer to one another.
In the presented graph, the plot of pressure against volume showed a hyperbolic graph which indicates
that as pressure increases, volume decreases. In other words, the volume of a fixed amount of gas is inversely
proportional to its pressure at constant temperature.
In our daily experience, we can relate this with an example of breathing. As you inhale, the lung cavity
expands, causing the pressure inside the lungs to decrease and become lower than the outside pressure. As a
result, air flows from the higher-pressure area, which is outside the body into the lungs. Exhaling is the opposite
process, when the diaphragm contracts as you exhale, it results to a decrease in lung volume, increasing the
pressure inside the chest cavity and causing air to flow out of the lungs.

References:
Science 10 Learner’s Material, Department of Education

This worksheet is exclusive for DepEd Digos City use only.

Prepared by:

Vema M. Abueva
Secondary School Teacher III
Digos City National High School