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Boyles Law

pV = constant , if T is constant

 

where p = pressure and V = volume

Changes in the physical state of a body that occur at constant temperature are termed isothermal

If the temperature of a fixed mass of gas is held constant the volume of the gas is inversely proportional to its pressure.

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* All information on this site has come from lecture notes and the associated course text books: 'Atmospheric Science: An introductory survey, 2nd edition, J. M. Hobbs and P. V. Wallace' and 'Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate and the Environment, 10th edition (International), C. D. Ahrens.' Some sections may have been rephrased and altered slightly but all content came from the above mentioned sources unless otherwise stated. 

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