Boyle's Law
Boyles Law, one of the gas laws, is one derivation of the Ideal Gas Law. An alternate derivation is Charle's law. Boyle's law states that the volume occupied by a given mass of gas varies inversely with the absolute pressure if the temperature remains constant. For a fixed amount of gas kept at a fixed temperature, \(p\) and \(V\) are inversely proportional (while one increases, the other decreases). Boyle's law assumes that there is no temperature change in the process.
Boyle's Law formula
\(\large{ p_1 \; V_1 = p_2 \; V_2 }\) |
Where:
\(\large{ p_1 }\) = pressure at state
\(\large{ p_2 }\) = pressure at state
\(\large{ V_1 }\) = volume at state
\(\large{ V_2 }\) = volume at state
Solve for:
\(\large{ p_1 = \frac {p_2 \; V_2} {V_1} }\) | |
\(\large{ V_1 = \frac {p_2 \; V_2} {p_1} }\) | |
\(\large{ p_2 = \frac {p_1 \; V_1} {V_2} }\) | |
\(\large{ V_2 = \frac {p_1 \; V_1} {p_2} }\) |