Final answer:
According to Boyle's law, the pressure of a gas decreases when the volume is doubled, maintaining an inverse relationship. Double the volume from 5.0 mL to 10.0 mL results in half the pressure, and the relationship between pressure and volume is inversely proportional, not direct.
Explanation
When the volume of a gas is doubled from 5.0 mL to 10.0 mL, the pressure, according to Boyle's law, is halved assuming the temperature and the number of molecules remain constant. Boyle's law represents the inverse relationship between volume and pressure, which can be represented by P1V1 = P2V2, where P1 and V1 are the initial pressure and volume, and P2 and V2 are the final pressure and volume. If we start with a specific volume and pressure, say 5.0 mL at a pressure of 2.44 atm, and double the volume to 10.0 mL, the pressure would decrease to 1.22 atm based on Boyle's law to maintain the constant PV value.
Considering the curve, it should be hyperbolic, plotting pressure versus volume, which shows that as volume increases, pressure decreases, and vice versa, demonstrating an inverse proportional relationship. Therefore, for the second part of the question, the statement 'the relationship between the pressure and volume of a confined gas is direct' is false. The relationship is actually the opposite; it is inverse, as clearly shown by the hyperbolic outline when plotting pressure against volume.