Boyle's Law: Verification

Content: data analysis, gas laws, spreadsheet chemistry

Level: introductory

Reference: Robert Boyle, A Defence of the Doctrine Touching the Spring And Weight of the Air (1662)

Notes: Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was a key figure in Englightenment science and one of its most prominent practitioners of experimental natural philosophy. He was an important early member of the Royal Society in England, and he conducted significant research in the disciplines we now call chemistry and physics.

Using Boyle and the gas law that bears his name in historically based science pedagogy is not a new idea. For example, see:

Solutions: To download solutions, go to:
http://web.lemoyne.edu/giunta/classicalcs/boyleverify.doc

To download worked spreadsheet, go to:
http://web.lemoyne.edu/giunta/classicalcs/boyleverifyans.xls


Copyright 2003 by Carmen Giunta. Permission is granted to reproduce for non-commercial educational purposes.

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