Lesson 20.

Boyle’s Law
 Learning Competency

At the end of this lesson, the given DepEd learning competency

should be met by the students.

● Investigate the relationship between volume and

pressure at a constant temperature of a gas; volume
and temperature at constant pressure of a gas; explain
these relationships using the kinetic molecular theory
(S9MT-IIj-20).
 Learning Objective

At the end of this lesson, the learner should be able to

determine the relationship between pressure and volume
of ideal gases at constant temperature.
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ACTIVITY 1. MIGHTY PRESSURE

 Learn about It

Boyle’s Law
states that the pressure and volume of a
confined gas are inversely proportional to one another, given that
the temperature of the system is held constant.

where is the pressure and is the volume of the

gas.
Learn about It

Boyle’s law was first proven by

the British chemist Robert Boyle.

● This law expresses the inverse

relationship that exists between the
pressure and volume of a gas.

● It was determined by measuring the

volume occupied by a constant
quantity of air when compressed by
Robert Boyle
(1627-1691)
differing weights of mercury.
 Learn about It

Boyle’s Law
• Boyle’s law uses a J-shaped tube, containing mercury and a gas
trapped at the close end of the tube which is under constant
atmospheric pressure of 1 atm (or 760 torr).

• He then tried increasing the pressure by another 760 torr by

adding 760 mm of Hg. The amount of gas trapped then
decreased to about half.
 Learn about It

Boyle’s Law

J-shaped tube filled with mercury to identify the relationship

between pressure and volume
 Learn about It

Boyle’s Law

Boyle’s law can be mathematically expressed as

where is the proportionality constant, with units of L·atm

(or volume times pressure).
 Learn about It

Boyle’s Law
• This means that whenever there is a change in volume, there is
always a corresponding change in pressure such that their
product will remain constant.

• Since the products between any point in the curve are constant,
you can equate the product of two sets of points and solve for a
missing variable.
 Essential Questions

Boyle’s Law

● How do changes in pressure, volume, and temperature affect

the behavior of gases?

● What is the relationship between the volume and pressure of a

gas at a constant temperature?
 Tips

In solving for unknown quantities, remember to:

● Check for the consistency of units.

● Isolate the unknown quantity on one side of the equation

before substituting the given values.
 Try it

A cylinder contains 0.80 L of nitrogen gas at a pressure of 1.2

atm. A piston slowly compresses the gas to a pressure of 6.0
atm. The temperature of the gas remains constant. What is
the final volume of the gas?
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What is the final volume of the gas?

Therefore, the final volume of the gas is 0.16 L.

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A cylindrical, expandable container that

contains 200 L of argon gas has an initial
pressure of 2.00 atm. If the pressure was
increased to 3 040 mmHg, calculate the final
volume of the container. Assume
that the temperature is constant.?
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An ideal gas occupies 15 mL and exerts a

pressure of 203 mmHg.
Calculate the pressure, in atm, if the volume was
increased to 1000 mL at a
constant temperature.
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A cylinder contains 1.80 L of nitrogen gas at a

pressure of 0.2 atm.
A piston slowly compresses the gas to a pressure
of 3.0 atm. The temperature of the gas remains
constant. What is the final volume of the gas?
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A cylinder contains 2.14 L of nitrogen gas at a

pressure of 76 mmHg. A piston slowly
compresses the gas to a pressure of 90 mmHg.
The temperature of the gas remains constant.
What is the final volume of the gas?
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An ideal gas occupies 25 mL and exerts a

pressure of 103 mm Hg. Calculate the pressure,
in atm, if the volume was increased to 0.3 L at a
constant temperature.
 Key Points

● Boyle’s law states that the pressure and volume of a

confined gas are inversely proportional to one another, given
that the temperature of the system and the amount of gas are
held constant. Mathematically, it can be expressed as

where is the pressure and is the volume of the gas.

 Key Points

● Since the product of and remains constant, Boyle’s

law can be alternatively expressed as equal products of two
data sets
 Check Your Understanding
A.Identify if the following statements about Boyle’s law are
true or false.
1.Boyle’s law states that volume is inversely proportional to
the pressure at a constant temperature.
2.Boyle’s law can be mathematically expressed as:

3. Using a J-shaped tube that is filled with liquid helium,

Robert Boyle
was able to deduce the relationship between gas pressure
and
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