The graph of pressure (P) against the reciprocal of the volume (I/V) in Boyles's law...
PHYSICS
JAMB 2022
The graph of pressure (P) against the reciprocal of the volume (I/V) in Boyles's law is a?
- A. hyperbola
- B. parabola
- C. curve
- D. straight line
Correct Answer: A. hyperbola
Explanation
The pressure (p) of a given quantity of gas varies inversely with its volume (v) at constant temperature; i.e., in equation form, pv = k, a constant.
The graph of Boyle's law is called the PV curve.
This graph of Boyle's law is not straight but hyperbolic; this is because the statement says that at a constant temperature the pressure and the volume are inversely proportional.
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