Boyle’s Law Confirmation Lab
Before a fact or theory is accepted in the scientific community it must be tested by other
scientists. Your job today is to confirm or disconfirm Boyle’s Law.
Using the apparatus provided and textbooks to create pressure, develop and implement a
procedure to confirm Boyle’s Law under laboratory conditions.
Each lab partner must turn in a structured, organized, and well written report with the
following information:
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The lab report is due on
Descriptive Title
_____________. This is a formal
Purpose
lab and must be type-written.
Safety Considerations
Materials
For feedback, please show (or
Procedures
email) me your draft ahead of time.
A data table reporting repeated trials.
A conclusion with recommendations.
o a graph of the data
o a description of what the graph shows and how it related to Boyle’s law
o problems or errors you encountered
o improvements to your procedure.
o whether your work confirms or disconfirms Boyle’s Law (with evidence from lab)
o how you can explain what you found with the Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases.
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Boyle’s Law Confirmation Lab
Before a fact or theory is accepted in the scientific community it must be tested by other
scientists. Your job today is to confirm or disconfirm Boyle’s Law.
Using the apparatus provided and textbooks to create pressure, develop and implement a
procedure to confirm Boyle’s Law under laboratory conditions.
Each lab partner should turn in a structured, organized, and well written report with the
following information:







Descriptive Title
The lab report is due on
Purpose
__________________.
Safety Considerations
This is a formal lab and
Materials
must be type-written.
Procedures
A data table reporting repeated trials.
A conclusion with recommendations.
o a graph of the data
o a description of what the graph shows and how it related to Boyle’s law
o problems or errors you encountered
o improvements to your procedure.
o whether your work confirms or disconfirms Boyle’s Law (with evidence from lab)
o how you can explain what you found with the Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases.