Q5.16P
Question
A student states Boyle’s law as follows: “The volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure.” How is this statement incomplete? Give a correct statement of Boyle’s law.
Step-by-Step Solution
Verified Answer
The correct statement of Boyle’s law is, “At constant temperature, the volume of the gas is inversely proportional to its pressure.
1Step 1: Statement by the student
The student states Boyle’s law as,
“The volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure.”
2Step 2: Correct statement of Boyle’s law
According to Boyle’s law, the volume of the gas changes according to its pressure at constant temperature.
It means that pressure and volume of the gas are inversely proportional to each other at constant temperature.
Thus, the correct statement is,
At constant temperature, the volume of the gas is inversely proportional to its pressure.
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