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Be sure to review the questions below for the Boyle's Law Laboratory Simulation before beginning the activity. Do not forget to click on the Submit button so your responses are sent to your instructor. Be sure to select your assign gas before beginning the activity.

I. Air

Data Collection:

Choose a gas to study by clicking on the appropriate radio button.

Using your mouse, drag the piston to compress the air sample and release the mouse button. Do this at least six times to collect pressure data for volumes ranging from 5mL to 30mL. Record your data in the following table.

Data Table

Pressure

Volume

Data Analysis:

1. How is the pressure and volume data that you collected mathematically related? (Try combining this data using various operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to see if you can find a pattern.)

2. What pattern is shown in these data when they are graphed? Try to come up with an algebraic equation that expresses the pattern you found in your graph. How is your equation related to the pattern you found in the previous section?

V. Interpretation and Conclusions

A. Write a statement that summarizes how the pressure and volume of this gas are related.

B. Using the data collected in I above, predict the pressure of this gas sample at a volume of 100 L. Show or explain clearly how you made your prediction.

C. Plot the pressure volume data for all four gases on the same graph using different colors for your data points for the different gases. What conclusions can you draw?

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Be sure to review the questions below for the Boyle's Law Laboratory Simulation before beginning the activity. Do not forget to click on the Submit button so your responses are sent to your instructor. Be sure to select your assign gas before beginning the activity.

I. Air

Data Collection:

Choose a gas to study by clicking on the appropriate radio button.

Using your mouse, drag the piston to compress the air sample and release the mouse button. Do this at least six times to collect pressure data for volumes ranging from 5mL to 30mL. Record your data in the following table.

Data Table

Pressure

Volume

Data Analysis:

1. How is the pressure and volume data that you collected mathematically related? (Try combining this data using various operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to see if you can find a pattern.)

2. What pattern is shown in these data when they are graphed? Try to come up with an algebraic equation that expresses the pattern you found in your graph. How is your equation related to the pattern you found in the previous section?

V. Interpretation and Conclusions

A. Write a statement that summarizes how the pressure and volume of this gas are related.

B. Using the data collected in I above, predict the pressure of this gas sample at a volume of 100 L. Show or explain clearly how you made your prediction.

C. Plot the pressure volume data for all four gases on the same graph using different colors for your data points for the different gases. What conclusions can you draw?

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