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Boyle's Law
- Boyle's Law Definition in Chemistry
Boyle's law states that the pressure of an ideal gas increases as its container volume decreases. - The Simple Gas Laws- Boyle’s Law, Charles’s Law and Avogadro’s Law
Early scientists explored the relationships among the pressure of a gas (P) and its temperature (T), volume (V), and amount (n) by holding two of the four variables constant (amount and temperature, for example), varying a third (such as pressure), and measuring the effect of the change on the fourth (in this case, volume).
Boyle's Law and snorkelling
- How Does Boyle's Law Apply to Scuba Diving?Boyle's Law explains how the volume of a gas varies with the surrounding pressure. Many aspects of scuba diving physics and dive theory become clear once you understand this simple gas law.
- Diving gas laws
The Gas Laws are particularly relevant to diving. Having a good understanding of the implications can help make you a safer diver.
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Murphy-Lavoie, H., & Legros, T. (2013). 133 - Dysbarisms, Dive Injuries, and Decompression Illness. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/133-Dysbarisms%2C-Dive-Injuries%2C-and-Decompression-Murphy-Lavoie-Legros/5d99599a8155b4ee73d325d69a4dd04931d2b8d3
Boyle's Law pressure on ears
Dive Science: How Boyle’s Law Applies to SCUBA Diving. (2013). Aqua Views | Online Scuba Magazine. https://www.leisurepro.com/blog/scuba-guides/dive-science-boyles-law-applies-scuba-diving/amp/