GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

GAS LAWS

RESULTS
A. Boyle’s Law

B. Temperature: 27°C or 300K Graph:

Width of the Average
container, nm Pressure, atm
5 23.35 atm

7 17.05 atm

9 12.95 atm

11 10.6 atm

13 8.95 atm

15 7.75 atm
a) Using a graphing paper, plot a graph with the width of the container along the x-axis and the average
pressure along the y-axis.
b) Changing the width of the container is likewise changing its volume. Describe the relationship between
pressure and volume of the gas at constant temperature.

-The relationship between the constant temperature pressure and the gas volume, the absolute
pressure, and the gas volume are inversely proportional. When the volume increases (the width
of the container), the container pressure decreases (Average pressure, atm).

C. Charle’s Law

Pressure: 14.0 atm Graph:

Temperature, Width of the

K Container,
nm
200 5.6 nm

240 6.7 nm

280 7.8 nm

320 8.9nm

360 10.0 nm

400 11.1 nm
a) Plot a graph with the temperature along the x-axis and the width of the container along the y-axis.
b) Describe the relationship between temperature and volume of the gas at constant pressure.

-The volume of gas kept at constant pressure in a given container (nm) is directly proportional
to the temperature (K/0C). Temperatures also increase as volume increases, and vice versa.

C. Gay-Lussac’s Law
 Width of the container: 10.0 nm Graph:

Temperature, Average
K Pressure, atm
300 11.75 atm

350 13.65 atm

400 15.55 atm

450 17.5 atm

500 19.45 atm

550 21.4 atm

a) Plot a graph with the temperature along the x-axis and the average pressure along the y-axis.
b) Describe the relationship between temperature and pressure exerted by the gas at constant volume.

-The gas pressure kept at a constant temperature in a given container (mean pressure, atm) is
directly proportional to the temperature (K/0C). The temperature also increases as friction
increases, and vice versa.