Boyle's+K.Raithel

Boyle's Law
Robert Boyle in 1662 realized that gas pressure and volume are inversely proportional to eachother. He realized that but doubling the pressure on a gas it will reduce the volume by one-half. This meaning there will be more molecules per one unit volume .**Boyle's Law** //states that the volume of a fixed mass of gas varies inversely with the pressure at constant temperature.//

PV=K P1V1=P2V2
 * The Math:**


 * Example:** A sample of oxygen gas has a volume of 200 mL when the pressure is .950 atm. What will the volume of the gas be at a pressure of .990 atm if the temperature remains the same?

2. Put the values in for each varaible. V2= (.950atm)(200mL)/.990atm= 191.9 mL 02
 * Solution:** 1.Rearrange P1V1=P2V2 to get V2 by itself. (V2=P1V1/P2)



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