Gas Laws Relations

Front

What does inversely proportional mean?

Back

As one value increases, the other decreases.

Front

What happens to the volume of a gas when it is cooled?

Back

The volume will decrease.

Front

What should a student expect when a helium balloon is placed in the freezer?

Back

The balloon's volume will decrease.

Front

What type of relationship does Boyle's Law describe between pressure and volume?

Back

An inverse relationship.

Front

What does directly proportional mean?

Back

As one value increases, the other increases as well.

Front

What is Boyle's Law?

Back

The law stating that the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature.

Front

What happens to gas pressure when volume decreases?

Back

The pressure increases.

Front

What is Charles's Law?

Back

The law stating that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature at constant pressure.

Front

What happens to the volume of a gas when its temperature increases?

Back

The volume increases.

Front

What is the relationship between temperature and pressure in a gas?

Back

They are directly proportional when volume is constant.