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" This law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure (temperature remaining constant). "
Scientific Development and Misconceptions Through the Ages: A Reference Guide
by Robert E. Krebs - 1999 - 286 pages
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The generating plant

Francis Bacon Crocker - 1896 - 470 pages
...between the temperature, pressure, and volume of a gas : — 1. The law of Boyle or Mariotte, which states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure, the temperature being kept constant ; that is, / v — C, in which / and v are the pressure...
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The Nature of Matter and Electricity: An Ouline of Modern Views

Daniel Frost Comstock, Leonard Thompson Troland - 1917 - 292 pages
...molecules by studying the deviations from the well-known "law of Boyle" (see Section 18 below), which states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure under which it is confined. These deviations are due to the influence of the volume of the...
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Aerographer's Mate 3 & 2

United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel - 1955 - 446 pages
...found by adding all the pressures — those of the dry air and the water vapor. Boyle's Low Boyle's law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure provided that the temperature remains constant. This means that if the volume is halved,...
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Concise Dictionary of Environmental Terms

Kevin Morris, Joseph Reynolds, Louis Theodore - 1998 - 404 pages
...pressure gauge using a curved tube which straightens out under pressure. [8] Boyle's law - a law that states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure if the temperature remains constant; this relation holds true for ideal gases. [2] Br - see...
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Safety and Health in Confined Spaces

Neil McManus - 1998 - 920 pages
...chemistry provide an important basis for discussing this problem (McQuarrie and Rock 1984). Boyle's law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure exerted by it. Charles' law states that the volume of a gas is proportional to the absolute...
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The Muse of History and the Science of Culture

Robert L. Carneiro - 2000 - 328 pages
...regularity found in the behavior of large numbers of them. For such an aggregate of molecules, Boyle's Law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure. That is to say, the greater the pressure, the smaller the volume, and vice versa. That is...
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Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine

Dr. Jane N. Zuckerman - 2002 - 520 pages
...hyperventilation and hypocapnia can itself induce a separate group of symptoms. Gas Expansion Boyle's law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its absolute pressure: therefore, as atmospheric pressure falls with ascent, gas expands (Table 19.3)....
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MCQs for the Primary FRCA

Khaled Elfituri, Graham Arthurs, Les Gemmell, Richard Shillito - 2008 - 295 pages
...pneumothorax (e) is presented in cylinders at 2000 psi (140 bar) 87 Regarding an ideal gas (a) Boyle's law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure (b) the volume of gas at absolute temperature is zero (c) nitrous oxide is an ideal gas...
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Human Factors in the Training of Pilots

Jefferson M. Koonce - 2002 - 317 pages
...decrease in the total pressure, and this reduction in pressure causes enclosed gases to expand. Boyles Law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure to which it is subjected with temperature remaining constant. When an airplane or its cabin...
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