Question

Does Boyle’s Law state that as volume increases, pressure decreases or as pressure increases, volume decreases?

Answer 1

Boyle's Law states both that as volume increases pressure decreases and that as pressure increases volume decreases.

Explanation:

Boyle's Law states that pressure and volume are inversely proportional, but also assumes that the material is a confined gas (so no amount of gas increases or decreases) and the temperature remains steady.

Mathematically, it can be stated a couple of ways:

`P prop 1/V`

or

`PV=k` where `k` is a constant

And so Boyle's Law states both that as volume increases pressure decreases and that as pressure increases volume decreases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyle%27s_law