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 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
Formula and Derivation
As per Boyle’s law, any change in the volume occupied by a
gas (at constant quantity and temperature) will result in a
change in the pressure exerted by it. In other words, the
product of the initial pressure and the initial volume of a
gas is equal to the product of its final pressure and final
volume (at constant temperature and number of moles).
This law can be expressed mathematically as follows:
P1V1 = P2V2
• Where,
• P1 is the initial pressure exerted by the gas
• V1 is the initial volume occupied by the gas
• P2 is the final pressure exerted by the gas
• V2 is the final volume occupied by the gas
APPLICATION OF BOYLE’S LAW IN REAL LIFE
When a soda bottle is filled, it is
also pressurized. Much like the
aerosol can mentioned earlier,
when you slowly open the cap, the
gas is able to increase its volume
and the pressure decreases.
The Bends
Any properly trained scuba diver knows when
they are ascending from deep waters, a slow
ascension is critical. Our bodies are built for and
accustomed to living in the normal pressure of
our lower atmosphere. As a diver goes deeper
underwater, that pressure begins to increase.
Water is heavy, after all. With the increasing
pressure causing a decrease in volume, nitrogen
gasses begin to be absorbed by the diver's blood.
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