MathLiveBoyle's law
For a fixed amount of gas at constant temperature, pressure and volume are inversely proportional, so the product PV stays the same. The equation compares an initial state with a final state.
P_1 V_1 = P_2 V_2What the symbols mean
| initial pressure of the gas (e.g. in Pa or atm) | |
| initial volume of the gas (e.g. in m^3 or L) | |
| final pressure of the gas, in the same unit as P_1 | |
| final volume of the gas, in the same unit as V_1 |
About this formula
- FieldPhysics
- TopicGas laws
- LevelHigh school
- Also calledBoyle-Mariotte law, Mariotte's law, pressure volume relation for gases, gas pressure and volume inverse proportion, Boyle's law formula, Boyle–Mariotte law
- SourceWikidata Q175974
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