Boyle's Law

The pressure and volume of a gas change in opposite directions. This is called and "upside-down" relationship. We can also say that the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas is a(n) _______________ relationship.

• inverse

• pressure

• temperature

• volume

Which law states that if the temperature of a gas is held constant, then increasing the volume of the gas decreases its pressure?

• Vaughn's Law

• Charles' Law

• Boyle's Law

• Newton's Law

For Boyle's law to apply to a gas, which variable must be held constant?

• Volume

• Pressure

• Temperature

• None of the above

Assume that you put the same amount of room-temperature air in two tires. If one tire is bigger than the other, how will air pressure in the two tires compare?

• The bigger tire will have greater air pressure.

• The smaller tire will have greater air pressure.

• Both tires will have the same air pressure.

• Not enough information is provided to know the answer.

When the pressure on a gas increases, will the volume increase or decrease?

• Decrease

• Neither

• Increase

Boyle's law applies to liquids as well as gases.

• True

• False

The pressure of a gas increases when its volume increases

• True

• False

Robert Boyle has been called the "father of modern chemistry."

• True

• False

When you squeeze a balloon, what happens to the air pressure inside the balloon?

• The air pressure decreases

• The air pressure stays the same

• The air pressure increases

Boyle's law relates the volume and _________ of gases.

• Pressure

• Temperature

• Volume