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" At a constant temperature the volume of a given mass of gas varies inversely as the pressure sustained by it. If the volume of gas v under a pressure p becomes volume v' when the pressure is changed to p', then by the law: , — •=*—; whence pv =... "
Physics - Page 49
by Henry Smith Carhart - 1917 - 478 pages
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The Steam-engine and Other Heat-engines

James Alfred Ewing - Heat-engines - 1894 - 424 pages
...permanent gases. Boyle's law. The laws of the permanent gases are the following: — LAW 1 (Boyle). The volume of a given mass of gas varies inversely as the pressure, provided the temperature be kept constant. Thus, if V be the volume of a given quantity of any gas,...
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Elements of Chemistry: Descriptive and Qualitative

James Henry Shepard - Chemistry - 1895 - 264 pages
...following problem : — PROBLEM. 5 1 of chlorine gas at 15° C. become how many litres at 20° C.? 5. The volume of a given mass of gas varies inversely as the pressure or height of the barometer. Letting H be the given height of the barometer, and H' the required height,...
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The Student's medical dictionary

George Milbry Gould - 1896 - 720 pages
...decomposition produce a salt less soluble than either.thissalt will be produced. L., Boyle's, at any given temperature the volume of a given mass of gas varies inversely as the pressure that it bears. This is also called Afariotte's Lam. L., Charles's, equal increments of temperature...
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Physics for High School Students

Henry Smith Carhart, Horatio Nelson Chute - Physics - 1901 - 464 pages
...is known as Boyle's Law among English-speaking peoples, but the French call it Mariotte's Law. It is as follows: — At a constant temperature the volume...given mass of gas varies inversely as the pressure to which it is subjected. If the volume v of a gas under a pressure p becomes v' on changing the pressure...
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Introduction to Physical Science

Alfred Payson Gage - Physics - 1902 - 394 pages
...is kept constant is proportional to its* absolute temperature. Boyle's Law (§ 31)' states that (3) at a constant temperature the volume of a given mass of gas is inversely proportional to its pressure. as a result of carec. F. •< o | < <* Jl si ful experimentation...
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School Science, Volume 3

Mathematics - 1903 - 642 pages
...equations. A great many laws in physics are stated in the form of a ratio, ie, Boyle's law is often stated as follows : "At a constant temperature the volume...given mass of gas varies inversely as the pressure to which it is subjected." In fact there is probably no other mathematical expression so extensively,...
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Elementary Science for Pupil Teachers

W. T. Clough - Chemistry - 1907 - 204 pages
...WATER. Salts dissolved in water raise the boiling point. BOYLE'S LAW. The temperature being constant, the volume of a given mass of gas varies inversely as the pressure to which it is subjected. CALORIC. According to the old and abandoned theory, heat was considered to...
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ELements of Physics

George Arthur Hoadley - Physics - 1908 - 474 pages
...in what is called Boyle 's Law, which may be stated as follows : The temperature remaining the same, the volume of a given mass of gas varies inversely as the pressure acting upon it. This may be expressed by the proportion V: V = P' : P, from which we get PV=P'V, (42)...
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The American Cyclopedia of the Automobile: Or, Motor Cars and ..., Volume 1

Thomas Herbert Russell, Charles P. Root - Automobiles - 1909 - 432 pages
...to contain the packing that secures the joint. Boyle's Law — The law of physics that at any given temperature the volume of a given mass of gas varies inversely as the pressure which it bears. Discovered by Robert Boyle about 1662. Brace — A curved instrument of iron or wood...
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Physics for College Students

Henry Smith Carhart - Physics - 1910 - 644 pages
...called Mariotte's law, from Mariotte, who announced the law fourteen years later than Boyle. The law is as follows: At a constant temperature the volume of...given mass of gas varies inversely as the pressure to which it is subjected. If v and p are corresponding volume and pressure, then when the pressure...
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