Question

Using Boyle's law why is a graph showing the relationship between pressure and volume not linear?

Answer 1

Well, what is `"Boyle's Law...?"`

Explanation:

`"Boyle's Law..."`, which is an EXPERIMENTAL gas LAW...holds that at constant temperature, and constant quantity of gas, `Pprop1/V`...where `prop` means `"proportional to...."`...

And so `P=k/V`...and `k=PV`...but this HOLDS for pressures and volumes given the STATED boundary conditions....

And thus the normal expression of `"Boyle's Law..."`, `P_1V_1=P_2V_2`....

And when we graph pressure against volume for a given quantity of gas at constant temperature....we gets...