Question

Boyle’s law states that when considering gases, volume varies inversely with pressure. If V represents the volume of the gas and P represents the pressure of the gas, what would the formula be that represents this relationship? If a balloon has a volume of 4 L of gas with a pressure of 5 atmospheres, what will the volume be when the pressure is 3 atmospheres?

Answer 1

Explanation:

According to Boyle's Law :

`<strong> </strong><strong>P</strong><strong>_</strong><strong>1 * </strong><strong>V</strong><strong>_</strong><strong>1 = </strong><strong>P</strong><strong>_</strong><strong>2 * </strong><strong>V_2</strong>`

`5 * 4 = 3 * V_2`

`V_2 = 6.66 L`