Name: __________________________ Grade & Section: ____________________

Subject: SCIENCE 10 Teacher: __________________________

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Lesson: Quarter 4 Week 1 LAS 2
Activity Title: It’s Your Turn
Learning Target (s): Solve problem solving involving Boyle’s Law
Reference(s): LM Science 10, TG, MELC S10MT-IIj20, Ease Module Chemistry
LAS Writer: Bryan O. Ayuban

Boyle’s Law
Boyle’s Law states that if the temperature is held constant, the volume of a given amount of
gas is inversely proportional to its pressure, V  1/P. Mathematically, Boyle’s Law is expressed as:
P1V1 = P2V2. The subscript of 1 refers to the original conditions while 2 refers to the new conditions.
The figure on the right shows what happens to the volume of a sample of gas when pressure is
increased while maintaining the temperature. Note the inverse relationship of pressure and volume.

Let us apply the equation you learned about Boyle’s Law. Since
volume and pressure of the gas can be varied, let P 1 and V1 be the
initial pressure and volume respectively and P 2 and V2 be the final
pressure and volume respectively.

Sample Problem 1: Let’s try this!

The inflated balloon that slipped from the hand of Renn has a volume
of 0.50 L at sea level (1.0 atm) and it reached a height of
approximately 8 km where the atmospheric pressure is approximately
0.33 atm. Assuming that the temperature is constant, compute for the
final volume of the balloon.

Figure 1.3 Illustration of In analyzing the problem, it is important that you categorize the initial
Boyle’s Law and final conditions of the variables:

Initial condition Final condition Solution: formula V1P1=V2P2

V1 = 0.50 L V2 = ___?
V2= V1P1 / P2
P1= 1.0 atm P2= 0.33 atm

Table 1: Initial and Final condition

from the given sample problem 1.
V2 = 1.5 L new volume

Conclusion: The pressure decreased by 1/3. That is why, the volume increased by 3-folds.

Activity 1: It’s Your Turn!

Direction: Answer the following problems below. Follow the steps and show your solution. Use extra
sheet if necessary. (5 points each)
1.Oxygen gas inside a 1.5 L gas tank has a pressure of 0.95 atm. Provided that the
temperature remains constant, how much pressure is needed to reduce its volume by ½?
2. A tank of nitrogen has a volume of 14.0 L and a pressure of 760.0 mm Hg. Find the volume
of the nitrogen when its pressure is changed to 400.0 mmHg while the temperature is constant.