Gas Laws Simulation Lab
Gas Laws Simulation Lab
Gas Laws Simulation Lab
2. The simulation shows a quantity of oxygen molecules. What state of matter is this? How do you know?
● Heat the oxygen to about 150 K (K is Kelvin, related to Celcius scale but goes as low as -273 C for absolute 0)
3. What state of matter is the oxygen in? How do you know?
“constant”
Volume vs. pressure at constant temperature
temperature
Temperature Volume
Pressure (atm)
(K) (containers)
1/4
1/2
1
4. Write a statement describing how the volume of a quantity of a gas is related to its pressure at constant
temperature. Fill in the blanks below:
5. Which of the Gas Laws is this (highlight the correct one): Charles’ Law or Boyle’s Law?
● Record the new temperature and volume in the third row of the table.
6. Write a statement describing how the volume of a quantity of a gas is related to its pressure at constant
temperature. Fill in the blanks below:
7. Which of the Gas Laws is this (highlight the correct one): Charles’ Law or Boyle’s Law?
8. The gas laws are true for a fixed quantity of gas. With this in mind, explain why we didn’t use the bicycle
pump for this activity? INFER: What does the bike pump do?
9. Test your inference by going back to the simulation. How does pumping the bike pump affect the pressure in
the system?