How would I graph this:
(I don't understand the whole with [1/volume] (units=1/mL) on the X-axis )
According to Boyle's Law, pressure is inversely proportional to volume, so prepare a graph of the data, with [1/volume] (units=1/mL) on the X-axis and pressure (atm) on the Y-axis.
Pressure(atm)(y-axis) Volume(mL)(x-axis)
1.000 150 mL
1.15 130 mL
1.36 110 mL
1.67 90 mL
2.14 70 mL
3.00 50 mL
corrections for the data
1.00 atm 150 mL
1.15 atm 130 mL
1.36 atm 110 mL
1.67 atm 90 mL
2.14 atm 70 mL
3.00 atm 50 mL
To graph this data, you need to plot pressure (in atm) on the y-axis and the reciprocal of volume (1/volume) on the x-axis.
First, find the reciprocal of each volume value. The reciprocal is obtained by dividing 1 by each volume value.
Reciprocal of Volume (1/volume)
1/volume = 1 / 150 mL = 0.00667 1/mL
1/volume = 1 / 130 mL = 0.00769 1/mL
1/volume = 1 / 110 mL = 0.00909 1/mL
1/volume = 1 / 90 mL = 0.01111 1/mL
1/volume = 1 / 70 mL = 0.01429 1/mL
1/volume = 1 / 50 mL = 0.02 1/mL
Now, label the x-axis as 1/volume (units = 1/mL), and label the y-axis as Pressure (atm).
Plot the data points on the graph using the reciprocal of volume on the x-axis and the corresponding pressure values on the y-axis. Connect the points to make a line graph.
The graph will show the relationship between pressure and the reciprocal of volume according to Boyle's Law. As volume decreases (reciprocal of volume increases), the pressure increases.
This forum is not designed for graphing, drawings, spacings, etc etc.
What the problem wants you to do is to graph P vs 1/V
So the first point will be 1 atm for P and 1/150 mL for volume
The second point will be 1.15 atm for P and 1/130 mL for V
etc