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I3-41. Boyle's Law - Projection
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I3-41. Boyle's Law - Projection
Purpose
To demonstrate Boyle's law.
Equipment
Commercial Boyle's Law apparatus on overhead projector.
Suggestions
Plot a graph of P vs V to show that the curve is a hyperbola.
Images
Description
Connect the piston tube to the pressure gauge. Read off several values of pressure
and volume for different piston positions to show that PV=constant.
References
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr., Apparatus Review: The EME Boyle's Law and Absolute Zero
Apparatus, TPT 29, 116-117 (1991). Changde Wei, Improving the Syringe Method for Demonstrating
Boyle's Law, TPT 32, 446-447 (1994).
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See pagesi1. thermal properties of matter
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See pagesi2. transfer of heat
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See pagesi3. gases
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See pagesi4. changes of state
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See pagesi5. laws of thermodynamics
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See pagesi1. thermal properties of matter
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See pagesi2. transfer of heat
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See pagesi3. gases
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See pagesi4. changes of state
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See pagesi5. laws of thermodynamics
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