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=Boyle's Law=

Boyle's law describes the relationship between volume and pressure at a constant temperature. The relationship is inverse, meaning when the volume increases, the pressure decreases and vice versa. This law was created by Robert Boyle in the 1660's. The equation for this law is :

P1xV1 = P2xV2 which means the answer is the same on both sides.

Example problem: 2atmx5L = 5atmx XL P1=2 Atm V1=5 L P2=5 Atm V2= X

To solve this you must isolate X. Divide X by the 5atm which makes the problem 2atm x 5L / 5atm. Do the math. 2 x 5= 10 / 5 = 2L<

This graph show the relationship between pressure and volume. As you can see when one of them is high the other is low.

R. Weidner and J. Samuels Gas laws