Choose the correct option for graphical representation of Boyle's law, which shows a graph of pressure vs. volume of a gas at different temperatures :
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Answer
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Solution
Boyle's law: at constant temperature, pV = constant each isotherm is a rectangular hyperbola.
From pV = nRT, at the same volume a higher temperature gives a higher pressure.
The isotherm at 600 K lies farthest from the axes and the one at 200 K is closest, as in graph (1).
Answer: (1)