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Imagine you are squeezing a balloon filled with air.
1. What happens to the volume of the balloon as you apply pressure by squeezing it?
A) the volume increases B) the volume decreases C) the volume stays the same
2. What happens to the volume when you let go, decreasing pressure? A) V increases B) V decreases C) V stays the same
1. B - volume decreases; the balloon gets smaller (volume DECREASES) as the pressure INCREASES)
2. A - volume increases; the balloon gets bigger (volume INCREASES) as the pressure DECREASES)
This is Boyle's Law - In gases, there is an inverse relationship between pressure and volume.
As pressure INCREASES, volume DECREASES
As pressure DECREASES, volume INCREASES