Question

What do the observations for changes to volume and pressure show you about the

relationship between the volume and pressure of a gas? Explain using the data! Does
this demonstration support Boyle's Law or not?
(Hint: pressure is not being measured in this video, but think what would happen to a
balloon if it was squeezed or compressed. Would it get larger or smaller?)

Answer 1

Answer: The given demonstration does not support Boyle's Law.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Boyle's law, at constant temperature the pressure of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to the volume of gas.

`P \propto (1)/(V)`

Therefore, an increase in volume of gas will lead to a decrease in pressure and vice-versa.

Now, according to the given data of volumes there is occurring an increase on moving from final volume 1 to final volume 3. This means that pressure is decreasing.

As a result, if a balloon was squeezed or compressed then it would get smaller. But in the given demonstration pressure is not given.

Thus, we can conclude that the given demonstration does not support Boyle's Law.