Charles’/Boyle’s-Law-Questions-AGAIN-
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Part-1!!!
1. Two!containers!of!the!same!size!are!3illed!with!equal!amounts!of!a!gas.!!One!
container!is!rigid,!while!the!other!is!3lexible.!!What!will!happen!to!each!container!
if!they!are!placed!in!the!oven!for!ten!minutes?!!(Neither!will!melt.)!!
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2.!!A!plunger!decreased!the!volume!of!gas!in!a!cylinder.!!What!will!happen!to!the!
pressure!of!the!gas?!!Can!you!think!of!a!way!that!the!pressure!could!be!held!
constant!(unchanging)?!
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3.!!A!metal!container!3illed!with!gas!is!placed!in!ice.!
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a.!!What!will!happen!to!the!pressure!of!the!gas?!
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b.!!What!will!happen!to!the!volume!of!the!gas?!
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4.!!An!infected!tooth!forms!an!abscess!(bubble)!that!3ills!with!gas.!!The!abscess!puts!
pressure!on!the!nerve!of!the!tooth,!causing!a!toothache.!!Would!it!be!a!good!idea!for!
the!person!to!try!to!relieve!the!pain!with!a!moist,!hot!towel?!!Why-or-why-not?
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Part-2:--COPY-THESE-INTO-YOUR-NB!!!!Do-NOT-answer-them-onthis-page!!!
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Explain-how-a-change-in-temperature,-volume-and/or-pressurecaused-the-following.--Draw-pictures-to-add-to-yourexplanation-if-that-helps-you.-
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1.!!A!tire!goes!3lat!when!a!leak!allows!air!to!escape.!
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2.!!A!balloon!full!of!air!shrinks!when!placed!in!a!freezer.!
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3.!!A!bottle!of!soda!explodes!when!left!out!in!the!hot!sun.!
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4.!!Bicycle!tires!seem!higher!in!the!summer!than!in!winter.!
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5.!!A!basketball!does!not!bounce!properly!in!winter.!
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6.!!A!bag!of!potato!chips!blows!up!like!a!balloon!when!taken!up!in!an!airplane.!
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7.!!A!balloon!expands!as!it!rises!higher!into!the!atmosphere.!
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Part-3!
A!balloon!full!of!air!is!placed!in!a!machine!where!the!pressure!and!temperature!can!
be!increased-or!decreased.
In!each!of!the!following!questions!aTe,!the!temperature-and/or-pressure-of!
the!machine!have!been!altered.!!Decide!if!the!temperature!has!doubled!or!halved!
and!if!the!pressure!has!doubled!or!halved.!
There!may!be!more!than!one!possibility!for!each!answer,!so!explain!your!
reasoning.!
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a. !The!balloon!increases!to!twice!its!size.!
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b.!!The!balloon!increases!to!four!times!its!size.!
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c.!!The!balloon!stays!the!same!size.!
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d.!!The!balloon!shrinks!to!half!its!size.!
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e.!!The!balloon!shrinks!to!a!fourth!of!its!size.!
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