Experiments
Here are experiments our science specialists have selected to support the IB* topic.
Boyle's Law: Pressure-Volume Relationship in Gases
Experiment #6 from Chemistry with Vernier
In this experiment, you will
- Use a Gas Pressure Sensor and a gas syringe to measure the pressure of an air sample at several different volumes.
- Determine the relationship between pressure and volume of the gas.
- Describe the relationship between gas pressure and volume in a mathematical equation.
- Use the results to predict the pressure at other volumes.
Pressure-Temperature Relationship in Gases
Experiment #7 from Chemistry with Vernier
In this experiment, you will
- Study the relationship between the temperature of a gas sample and the pressure it exerts.
- Determine from the data and graph, the mathematical relationship between the pressure and absolute temperature of a confined gas.
- Find a value for absolute zero on the Celsius temperature scale.
- Educational Standard
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- Subject
- Physics
- Section
- Prescribed Practicals
- Topic
- 3.2 Modeling a gas
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