Boyle's law

Complete the following table for air and then for hydrogen:

Pressure Volume
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

Air
Pressure (hPa) Volume (ml)
 30,0  14,4
 25,2  17,0
 20,1  21,4
 15,2  27,0

 

Dihydrogène
Pression (hPa) Volume (ml)
 30,0  14,3
 24,9  17,2
 20,1  20,6
 15,0  26,3

Try to calculate the sum, difference, quotient, product.. of these numbers. Try to find a law !

Air
Pressure (hPa) Volume (ml) Pressure · Volume
 30,0  14,4  432
 25,2  17,0  429
 20,1  21,4  430
 15,2  27,0  410

 

Dihydrogène
Pressure (hPa) Volume (ml) Pressure · Volume
 30,0  14,3  429
 24,9  17,2  428
 20,1  20,6  414
 15,0  26,3  394

We see that for a given quantity of gas we have approximately:

Pressure · Volume = Constant (Law of Boyle-Mariotte)

What restrictions?

1) A fixed amount of gas (the cylinder is air-tight) 2) A fixed temperature.