BOYLE’S LAW

MARGIAH LIRAG
CHERIE ANN NELMIDA
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INTRODUCTION
BOYLE’S LAW

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 INTRODUCTION
• Using the lung model, what do you
notice as you pull the bigger
balloon that represents the
diagram?

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• As you inhale, the lung cavity
expands, causing the pressure
inside the lungs to decrease and
become lower than the outside
pressure.
• When the diaphragm contracts as
you exhale, it results to a decrease
in the lung volume, increasing the
pressure inside the chest cavity and
causing air to flow out of the lungs
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Robert
Boyle’s Law
Boyle
• Boyle and Hooke discovered several
physical characteristics of air, including
its role in combustion, respiration, and

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the transmission of sound. One of their
findings, published in 1662, later
became known as “Boyle’s law.” This
law expresses the inverse relationship
that exists between the pressure and
volume of a gas, and it was determined
by measuring the volume occupied by a
constant quantity of air when
compressed by differing weights of
mercury.
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FINDING PRESSURE
Find the pressure.

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STEP 1. The unit for force is Newton (N), which is equivalent to kg.m/s². Convert
the unit for mass from grams to kilograms. Since 1000g = 1kg, therefore 500g
=0.5kg.

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STEP 2. Compute the amount of force. Substitute the values to this equation.

F = m • a = 0.5 kg ( 9.8 m/s²) = 4.9 kg. m/s² or 4.9 N

STEP 3. Measure the diameter of the syringe and divide it by 2 to get the radius.
If the diameter of the syringe is 20 mm, then the radius is 20mm/2 which is
equal to 10 mm or 0.01m.
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STEP 4. Then, compute for the surface area of the syringe using this
equation:

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Area = πr² = 3.14 (0.01m)² = 3.14 • 10^-4 m²

STEP 5. Finally, compute the amount of pressure. Substitute the values to

this equation.

P = F/A = 4.9 N/3.14 • 10^-4 m²

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The relationship between the volume and
pressure of gases at constant temperature
was first stated by Robert Boyle during the
16th century. He performed an experiment

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wherein he trapped a fixed amount of air
in the J-tube, he changed the pressure and
controlled the temperature and then, he
observed its effect to the volume of the air
inside the J-tube. He found out that as the
pressure is increased, the volume
decrease. He finally concluded that the
volume of a fixed amount of gas is
inversely proportional to its pressure at
constant temperature.
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• Gas particles have a very weak
intermolecular force of

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attraction, hence they move as
far as possible form each other.
They have the tendency to
occupy all the spaces they are
contained in. If the pressure is
increased, the volume will be
decreased forcing the gas
particles to move closer to one
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Table
Find the constant.
VOLUME PRESSURE

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TRIAL (L) (atm) VxP
1 2.0 10.00

2 4.0 5.00

3 8.0 2.50

4 16.0 1.25
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In analyzing the problem, it is important that you categorize the
initial and final conditions of the variables:

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By applying Boyle’s Law, can you predict what will happen to the
final volume?
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