Using Boyle's law why is a graph showing the relationship between pressure and volume not linear?

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Using Boyle's law why is a graph showing the relationship between pressure and volume not linear?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-20T06:58:52

Well, what is $Boyle's Law...?$ $"Boyle's Law...?"$

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$Boyle's Law...$ $"Boyle's Law..."$ , which is an EXPERIMENTAL gas LAW...holds that at constant temperature, and constant quantity of gas, $P \propto \frac{1}{V}$ $Pprop1/V$ ...where $\propto$ $prop$ means $proportional to....$ $"proportional to...."$ ...

And so $P = \frac{k}{V}$ $P=k/V$ ...and $k = P V$ $k=PV$ ...but this HOLDS for pressures and volumes given the STATED boundary conditions....

And thus the normal expression of $Boyle's Law...$ $"Boyle's Law..."$ , $P_{1} V_{1} = P_{2} V_{2}$ $P_1V_1=P_2V_2$ ....

And when we graph pressure against volume for a given quantity of gas at constant temperature....we gets...

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