Thursday, November 17, 2011
Real Life example of Boyles law
This law is used to predict behaviors of ideal gases, the most common example of Boyle’s law that one can relate in real life is simple breathing exercise. Breathing can be easily understood when certain factors are correlated to the Boyle’s law. For instance, when we inhale air it essentially means that the inhaled air slides into the lungs which are in low pressure zone tending to increase volume of the air in the lungs. Likewise, during exhalation, the volume of gas in the lungs is thrown out thereby creating high pressure in the lungs and forcing the air out. The Boyle’s law can also be used to predict and help swimmers and divers practice breathing techniques when they go diving. They can get an approximate measure of how much air needs to be inhaled, how much time they need to stop breathing and other factors for a given depth of water and pressure.
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