What gas law is illustrated by this picture?

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1 Answer
Jun 7, 2017

Explanation:

Boyle's Law states that pressure and volume of a gas are inversely proportional (P*V is constant for constant mols of ideal gas and constant temperature).

As the piston is lowered to a new volume 1/2 the original, the volume the gas occupies decreases by that same factor, however, the particles are colliding with each other and the walls of the container more often, resulting in a greater pressure. The pressure increases by a factor of 2, and P*V is constant.