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Investigation on Boyles law
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Investigation on Boyles law Apparatus Hypothesis My hypothesis of this experiment is that if a fixed (set) mass of air is made smaller then the molecules will be closer together, this will cause the molecules to bounce around more causing more pressure. I calculate that if you half the volume of the liquid then the pressure inside the air column will double. This will be caused by the number of molecules per cm3 inside the glass column being doubled. Therefore the results should be inversely proportional. The equation for inverse proportion is: V ? 1/p - This equation will form a reciprocal graph, which should look something like the above diagram. Method For this experiment we have to keep certain constants maintained during this experiment or it could make the test unfair and alter the results. We have to keep temperature the same for this test to work. We used a foot pump and pumped the air...
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