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Boyle's law
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Boyle's lawhas definition The pressure of an ideal gas kept at constant temperature varies inversely as the volume, i.e., directly as the density.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
is an instance of gas law2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
thermodynamics lawhas domain thermodynamics2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
lawhas discoverer2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
theoryhas validity correct or incorrect with caveats2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has author or reasearch group2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active2001-09-27 09:33:53.0