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Gas Laws: If I am using Boyles law, what happens to pressure if I decrease the volume?​

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Boyle's Law explains the relation of pressure and volume at constant temperature.


P_1V_1=P_2V_2

The relation of pressure is directly inverse to the volume.

With this being said, if volume decreases, pressure will increase.

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