Experiments
Here are experiments our science specialists have selected to support this 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.
- Educational Standard
- International Baccalaureate (IB) 2025
- Subject
- Physics
- Theme
- B The particulate nature of matter
- Topic
- B.3 Gas Laws
- Level
- Standard level and higher level
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