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firebird39 firebird39
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11 years ago
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According to Boyle's Law, if the temperature of a gas stays constant, when the volume increases, the pressure __________.
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#1
11 years ago
decreases
ton
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#2
11 years ago
Decrease.
According to Boyle's Law, the volume is inversely proportional to pressure at constant temperature.
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#3
11 years ago
P1V1 = P2V2

P2 = P1 x (V1 / V2)....

volume increases, V2 > V1.. (V1 / V2) < 1... P2 < P1...

answer is "decreases"
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#4
11 years ago
The pressure decreases.
Drops of wisdom:
In France and the rest of Europe except Great Britain, they don't call Boyle's Law but Mariotte's Law. The truth is that both worked at the same time in the perfect gas law.
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