BOYLE’S LAW

RECALL THE SYMBOL AND

COMMON UNITS OF THE
FOLLOWING PROPERTIES
 Property Symbol 3 Common
Units
Pressure Atm (atmosphere),
P mmHg (Millimeter
Mercury)
Torr
Pa (Pascal)

Temperature °C (Degree Celsius)

T °F (Degree
Fahrenheit)
K (kelvin)

Volume L (Liter), mL
V (Milliliter),
m³ (cubic meter),
IDENTIFY THE WORD BEING DESCRIBED BELOW BY
PROVIDING THE MISSING LETTERS IN THE
BOX.

T M P R T U R

P R S S U R

V O L M

A T M S P H R

I T R
TEMPERATURE - IT IS THE MEASURE OF
THE HOTNESS OR COLDNESS OF AN
OBJECT.

PRESSURE - IT IS AN AVERAGE EFFECT

OF THE FORCES OF THE COLLIDING
MOLECULES.

VOLUME - IT REFERS TO THE AMOUNT

OF SPACE OCCUPIED BY THE GASES.
ATMOSPHERE - IT IS A UNIT OF
PRESSURE.

LITER - IT IS A UNIT OF VOLUME.

 IN 1662, HE
STUDIED THE
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
THE VOLUME OF
A GAS AND ITS
PRESSURE
ROBERT BOYLE
 BOYLE VARIED THE PRESSURE AND
NOTICED ITS EFFECT ON THE VOLUME OF
THE GAS, WITHOUT CHANGING ITS
TEMPERATURE. HE NOTICED THAT THE
VOLUME OF THE GAS DECREASED AS
THE PRESSURE EXERTED ON IT
INCREASED. THIS EXPERIENCE IS NOW
KNOWN AS BOYLE’S LAW
WHAT IS
BOYLE’S
LAW?
 WHAT IS BOYLE’S LAW?
• BOYLE’S LAW IS ONE OF THE LAWS IN
PHYSICS THAT CONCERN THE BEHAVIOUR
OF GASES
• WHEN A GAS IS UNDER PRESSURE IT TAKES
UP LESS SPACE:
• THE HIGHER THE PRESSURE, THE SMALLER
THE VOLUME
• BOYLES LAW TELLS US ABOUT THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VOLUME OF
A GAS AND ITS PRESSURE AT A CONSTANT
TEMPERATURE
• THE LAW STATES THAT PRESSURE IS
INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE
VOLUME
BOYLE’S LAW?
 PROPERTIES OF GASES
Pressure - the force exerted by the gas on
the walls of its container divided by the
surface area of the container.
The common units of pressure are the following:
• Pascal (Pa) - standard unit of pressure under Systemé
International (SI) which is equivalent to a force of one
newton (1N = 1 kg m/s2) acting on an area of one
square meter.
• Atmosphere (atm)
• Torr
• Millimeter mercury (mm Hg)
Pressure can be converted from unit to another using
the following conversion:
• 1 atm = 760 torr = 760 mm Hg
• 1 torr = 1 mm Hg
• 1 atm = 101,325 Pa
Example:
Convert 5 atm to mm Hg
 PROPERTIES OF GASES
Volume – defined as the space occupied.
The volume of the gas is equal to the
volume of the vessel or container.
Common Units of Volume:
• cubic meter (m3),
• cubic centimeter (cm3)
• liter (L)
• milliliter (mL)
Volume can be converted through the following
conversion:
 PROPERTIES OF GASES
Temperature - the defined as the degree
of hotness or coldness.
The units of temperature are the following:
• degree Celsius (°C)
• degree Fahrenheit (°F)
• Kelvin (K)
BOYLE’S LAW CALCULATION
BOYLE’S LAW SAMPLE PROBLEM
Problem 1: A gas occupies 12.3 liters at a
pressure of 40.0 mmHg. What is the volume
when the pressure is increased to 60.0 mmHg?

ANSWER: 8.2 L
BOYLE’S LAW SAMPLE PROBLEM
Problem 2: A gas occupies 1.56 L at 1.00 atm.
What will be the volume of this gas if the pressure
becomes 3.00 atm?

ANSWER: 0.52 L
BOYLE’S LAW SAMPLE PROBLEM
Problem 3: A gas occupies 11.2 liters at
0.860 atm. What is the pressure if the volume
becomes 15.0 L?

ANSWER: 0.642 ATM

SCIENCE 10 – QUARTER IV
ACTIVITY 1
BOYLE’S LAW PROBLEMS

SOLVE THE FOLLOWING

PROBLEMS (ASSUMING
CONSTANT TEMPERATURE)

SHOW YOUR SOLUTION

 PROBLEM #1

500.0 ML OF A GAS IS
COLLECTED AT 745.0 MMHG.
WHAT WILL THE VOLUME BE
AT STANDARD PRESSURE?
 PROBLEM #2

600.0 ML OF A GAS IS AT A
PRESSURE OF 8.00 ATM. WHAT
IS THE VOLUME OF THE GAS IN
L AT 2.00 ATM?
 PROBLEM #3

A GAS OCCUPIES 4.31 LITERS

AT A PRESSURE OF 0.755 ATM.
DETERMINE THE VOLUME IF
THE PRESSURE IS INCREASED
TO 1.25 ATM.
 PROBLEM #4

A TANK OF NITROGEN HAS A

VOLUME OF 14.0 L AND A
PRESSURE OF 760.0 MMHG.
FIND THE VOLUME OF THE
NITROGEN WHEN ITS
PRESSURE IS CHANGED TO
400.0 MMHG WHILE THE
TEMPERATURE IS HELD
CONSTANT.
 PROBLEM #5

300 ML OF O2 ARE COLLECTED

AT A PRESSURE OF 645 MM OF
MERCURY. WHAT VOLUME
WILL THIS GAS HAVE AT ONE
ATMOSPHERE PRESSURE?
 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS TO THE BEST OF YOUR
ABILITY
1. WHO WAS THE ENGLISH
SCIENTIST WHO MADE
ACCURATE OBSERVATIONS ON
THE RELATIONSHIP OF PRESSURE
AND VOLUME?

A. AMEDEO AVOGADRO
B. JACQUES CHARLES
C. GAY-LUSSAC
D. ROBERT BOYLE
2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
CONSTANT WHEN USING THE
BOYLE’S LAW?

A. ENERGY
B. PRESSURE
C. TEMPERATURE
D. VOLUME
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
THE SI STANDARD UNIT OF
PRESSURE?

A. ATM
B. MMHG
C. PA
D. TORR
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
EQUAL TO THE STANDARD
PRESSURE?

A. 1 ATM
B. 1 TORR
C. 273 KPA
D. 760 ATM
5. WHEN PRESSURE ON A GAS
GOES DOWN, WHAT HAPPENS TO
ITS VOLUME?

A. GOES DOWN THEN RISES

B. RISES
C. RISES THEN FALLS
D. STAYS THE SAME
6. IN THE EQUATION FOR BOYLE’S
LAW, P1 STANDS FOR:

A. DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE
B. INITIAL PRESSURE
C. NEW PRESSURE
D. STANDARD PRESSURE, 1 ATM
7. IN THE EQUATION FOR BOYLE’S
LAW, V2 STANDS FOR:

A. DIFFERENCE IN VOLUME
B. FINAL VOLUME
C. INITIAL VOLUME
D. STANDARD VOLUME
8. WHATIS THE EQUIVALENT
VALUE OF 1 ATMOSPHERE (1 ATM)
IN PASCAL (PA)?

A. 1 PA
B. 76 PA
C. 760 PA
D. 101,325 PA
9. Basedon the table, what relationship can be
derived between pressure (P) and volume (V) at
constant temperature?

A. The volume is directly proportional to its

pressure.
B. The volume is insignificantly related to its
pressure.
C. The volume is inversely proportional to its
pressure.
D. The volume is inversely proportional to the
square of its pressure.
10. Which of the following illustrates the
mathematical statement of Boyle’s
Law?

A. P1V1 = P2V2
B. P1/V1 = PS/P2
C. P1T1 = P2 T2
D. V1 P1 = V2P2
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LAW