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Why is Boyle's law graph curved?


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Boyle's law:

  • According to Boyle's law pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a constant temperature.
  • The equation is as follows:

P1VPV=k

  • Here, P is the pressure, V is the volume and k is the constant.

Boyle's law graph

  • Boyle's law's graph is known as the PV curve.
  • This Boyle's law graph is hyperbolic rather than straight.
  • This is due to the statement that the pressure and volume are inversely proportional at a constant temperature.
  • Therefore, the volume decreases as the pressure increases and vice versa.
  • Thus, Boyle's law graph is curved.
  • The graph is as shown:


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