Question

Boyle’s law PV=constant generates a curve which is a

A. hyperbola

B. rectangular hyperbola

C. parabola

D. rectangular parabola​

Answer 1

Answer:

A. hyperbola

Step-by-step explanation:

Each curve is rectangular hyperbola and corresponds to a different constant temperature and is known as an isotherm (constant temperature plot).

Answer 2

BOYLE'S LAW

Boyle's law PV= constant generates a curve which is a hyperbola.

KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR BOYLE'S LAW:

* Boyle's law, also known as Mariotte's law, is a relationship that describes how a gas compresses and expands at a constant temperature. This empirical relationship, proposed by scientist Robert Boyle in 1662, asserts that under constant temperature, the pressure (p) of a given quantity of gas changes inversely with its volume (v); i.e., pv = k, a constant. Edme Mariotte, a French scientist, identified the connection as well (1676).

* The law may be deduced from the kinetic theory of gases under the assumption of an ideal (perfect) gas. At sufficiently low pressures, real gases satisfy Boyle's law, albeit the product pv tends to drop somewhat at higher pressures, when the gas begins to deviate from ideal behaviour.