BOYLE'S LAW
\bˈɔ͡ɪlz lˈɔː], \bˈɔɪlz lˈɔː], \b_ˈɔɪ_l_z l_ˈɔː]\
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By Princeton University
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Volume of a gas varies inversely with the pressure.
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at any stated temperature a given mass of gas varies in volume inversely as the pressure.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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See under Boyle.
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The 1. that the volume occupied by a fixed quantity of every gas is inversely proportional, and the density is directly proportional to the pressure applied to the gas.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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(Hon. R. Boyle, 1627-1692.) The fact that the volume of a given quantity of gas varies inversely as the pressure per square inch that it exerts, provided the temperature continues constant; thus, if the volume is halved, the pressure per square inch is doubled.
By Henry Percy Smith
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