CHAPTER 7.2 · SIMULATION 1

Boyle’s Law Pump

How to use: Slide the piston to change the volume. Read the pressure. Press Record point to add a row to the table. The temperature stays at 293 K.

THE GAS

Fixed: temperature = 293 K and amount of gas. P × V stays the same.
PRESSURE
VOLUME
P × V

GRAPH AND DATA

VOLUME (L)PRESSURE (kPa)P × V (kPa·L)

Sample data: values are idealized (illustrative). Constant temperature 293 K, P × V = 1000 kPa·L.