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What is the relationship between pressure and volume of a gas according to Boyle's Law?
What is the relationship between pressure and volume of a gas according to Boyle's Law?
- Directly proportional
- Exponentially proportional
- Logarithmically proportional
- Inversely proportional (correct)
What is the graphical representation of the pressure-volume relationship?
What is the graphical representation of the pressure-volume relationship?
- Parabola
- Hyperbola (correct)
- Circle
- Straight line
What happens to the volume of a gas when the pressure increases, according to Boyle's Law?
What happens to the volume of a gas when the pressure increases, according to Boyle's Law?
- It remains constant
- It decreases (correct)
- It becomes zero
- It increases
What is the significance of Boyle's Law in real-world applications?
What is the significance of Boyle's Law in real-world applications?
What is the mathematical representation of Boyle's Law?
What is the mathematical representation of Boyle's Law?
What is the fundamental assumption underlying the ideal gas law?
What is the fundamental assumption underlying the ideal gas law?
Which of the following is NOT a variable in the ideal gas law equation?
Which of the following is NOT a variable in the ideal gas law equation?
According to Boyle's Law, what happens to the volume of a gas when its pressure is halved?
According to Boyle's Law, what happens to the volume of a gas when its pressure is halved?
What is the unit of the gas constant (R) in the ideal gas law equation?
What is the unit of the gas constant (R) in the ideal gas law equation?
Which of the following is a direct result of Boyle's Law?
Which of the following is a direct result of Boyle's Law?
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Study Notes
Pressure-Volume Relationship
Definition
Boyle's Law states that, at constant temperature, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure.
Mathematical Representation
P1V1 = P2V2
- P1 and P2 are the initial and final pressures
- V1 and V2 are the initial and final volumes
Key Points
- As pressure increases, volume decreases
- As pressure decreases, volume increases
- The product of pressure and volume is constant (P1V1 = P2V2)
Graphical Representation
- A graph of pressure vs. volume is a hyperbola
- The curve shows that as pressure increases, volume decreases, and vice versa
Importance
- Helps to understand the behavior of gases in various situations
- Used in engineering, physics, and chemistry to design and optimize systems involving gases
- Applies to ideal gases, which do not exist in reality, but is a useful approximation for many real-world gases
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