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Boyle’s law explains the relationship between the variables, pressure, and volume, at a constant

temperature. The volume of a gas depends on different factors like temperature and pressure. The
temperature has a direct while pressure has an inverse relation with the volume of a gas.

Working on a medical syringe

The working of a syringe can also be explained using Boyle's Law. When the plunger of a syringe
is pulled out, the volume inside the barrel increases, resulting in a decrease in the pressure inside the
barrel.

Paint sprays or aerosol sprays

A significant amount of pressure is exerted by the paint molecules on the body of the can in which it is
contained. When the top of the can is pressed, the volume inside the can gets reduced and the paint is
thrown out with great pressure.
Inflating tires

When you pump air into a tire, the gas molecules inside the tire get compressed and packed closer
together. This increases the pressure of the gas, and it starts to push against the walls of the tire.
Charle’s Law describes the expansion of gases when they are heated. Keeping it simple, we can say that
as the temperature of any particular gas increases, the molecules in that gas exhibit increased
movement.

Helium Balloon

Air is blown into the balloon; the pressure of that air pushes on the rubber, making the balloon expand.
If one end of the balloon is squeezed, making the volume smaller, the pressure inside increased, making
the un-squeezed part of the balloon expand out.

Basketball

When it hits the ground, the volume decreases and the pressure increases...and the increasing pressure
springs the ball back up at you.
Automotive Engines

The power strokes of spark-ignition and compression-ignition also work in accordance with Charle's Law.
In spark ignition, gases from the very process of combustion are exposed to high temperature. An
increase in temperature will lead to an increase in the volume of the gases.
Gay-Lussac's law is the law that says the pressure of gas increases with its temperature, or vice versa.
Gay-Lussac published his experimental results in c. 1808, which showed the direct relationship between
the pressure and the temperature of a fixed amount of gas at constant volume.

Pressure Cooker

Inside a pressure cooker the food that you want to cook sits in water. As the temperature of the
liquid water is increased, water vapour (water in its gas state) is produced. This vapour cannot escape
the pressure cooker – meaning the volume is not changing.

Aerosol Can

Aerosol containers should be kept away from extreme heat because as temperature increases, pressure
increases. Temperature and pressure are directly proportional.
Electric Water Heater

Modern electric water heaters regulate the temperature of the water automatically. However, if the
system malfunctions, then as the temperature increases, the water turns to steam and the pressure
inside the heater also increases due to Gay Lussac's law.

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