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Experiment ___
Boyle’s Law

Inclusive Working Dates :

Group number (if applicable) :
Name of members :
(Surname, Given name,
Middle initial)
Instructor : Thaddeus Owen D. Ayuste

Materials
25-mL syringe, 5” by 3” illustration board, 3 different sizes of books, 6” by 4” by 0.25” wood,
ruler, glue gun and glue stick (or candle and match if you opted to use candle), balance, and
calculator

Procedure

Set-up
Note: Attach picture of the set-up.

Boyle’s Law Apparatus

1. Fill the syringe with air by pulling the plunger. See to it that the volume reading is
at approximately 25.0 mL
2. Seal the opening of the syringe with the melted glue stick.
3. Bore a hole (that is very close to the size of the opening of the syringe in a 6” by
4”) on the flat wood.
4. In an upright position, insert the sealed part of the syringe in to the hole of the
flat wood. Be sure it is sturdy.
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5. Paste a 5” by 3” illustration board at the end of the plunger. This will serve as the
holder of the weights.

Force Exerted by the Book

1. Using a balance, measure the mass of book 1.
2. Using a balance, measure the combined mass of books 1 and 2.
3. Using a balance, measure the combined mass of books 1, 2, and 3.
4. Research on the acceleration due to gravity.
5. Using a calculator, compute the force exerted by the books.

Inner Area of the Plunger

1. Research on the pi (𝛑) value.
2. Measure the surface area of the plunger in contact with the illustration board.
3. Using a calculator, compute the inner area of the plunger.

Pressure of Air Inside the Syringe

1. Using a calculator, compute the pressure of air inside the syringe. Use the values
on force of the books and inner area of the plunger.

Volume of Air Inside the Syringe

1. Place book 1 on the Boyle’ Law apparatus. Measure the volume of air inside the
syringe.
2. Place books 1and 2 on the Boyle’ Law apparatus. Measure the volume of air
inside the syringe.
3. Place books 1, 2, and 3 on the Boyle’ Law apparatus. Measure the volume of air
inside the syringe.
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Results
Force Exerted by the Book
Acceleration Due
Book Mass (kg) Force (N)
to Gravity (m/s2)
1 280.7 / 0.2807
1 and 2 639 / 0.639
1,2, and 3 1,166.1 / 1.1661
Note: Force = mass x acceleration

Inner Area of the Plunger

Inner Area of the
𝛑 Radius (m) Radius2 (m2)
Plunger (m2)
0.01 m
Note: Area = π ((3.1416) x radius 2

Pressure of Air Inside the Syringe

Inner Area of the Pressure of Air
Book Force (N)
Plunger (m2) (N/m2)
1 1
1 and 2 3
1,2, and 3 6
Note: Pressure = F/A

Volume of Air Inside the Syringe

Book Volume of Air (ml)
1
1 and 2
1,2, and 3

Graph the pressure of air at the y axis and volume of air at the x axis.
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Questions
1. What happened to the volume of air in the syringe as more books were added on top of
it?

2. What is the relationship between volume and pressure of gases at constant temperature?

3. Why should the air in the syringe be sealed in this experiment?