Boyle’s Law

The Behavior of Gases: - Robert Boyle is the

proponent.
Properties:
- States that at constant
 Pressure (P) temperature, pressure is
 Volume (V) INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL to the
 Temperature (T) volume.
 Amount (N)  P1V1 = P2V2

Gas Pressure  P2 = P1 x V1
- Described as the force acting P2
on a specific area  V2 = P1 x V1
- Pressure = Force/Area P2
 atmosphere (atm)  V1 = P2 x V2
 millimeter mercury (mmHg) P1
 kilopascals (kPal)  P2 = P1 x V1
 torr V2
Conversions:
 1 atm = 760 mmHg = 760 torr Where,
 1 atm = 101.325 kPa P1 is the initial pressure
exerted by a gas
Volume V1 is the initial volume
- Is the three-dimensional occupied by the gas
space occupied by a gas. P2 is the final pressure exerted
 Common units of Volume (V) by the gas
 Millimeter (mL) V2 is the final volume occupied
 Liter (L) by the gas
 m3 and cm3
Conversions: Charles’s Law
- At constant pressure, the
1 L = 1000 mL
1 mL = 1 cm3 volume is DIRECTLY
PROPORTIONAL to temperature.
Temperature
- Measure of the average
kinetic energy of the
particles in an object.
- Kinetic energy relates to the
movement
Units of temperature:
 Kelvin (K)
 Celsius (C)
 Fahrenheit (F)
Conversion:

Quantity
- Measured in moles (mol)
 1 mole = 6.022 x 1023 units of
a substance