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    Boyle's law

    For a given mass of gas held at a constant temperature, pressure (p), and volume (V) are inversely proportional. That is,
    pV = constant.
    Boyle's law, named after Charles Boyle who discovered it in 1662, is strictly true only for an ideal gas.


    Related entries

       • gas laws
       • Charles' law
       • ideal gas law


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