Laws

Question 1

Boyle’s law

Answer 1

Pressure of given quantity of gas is inversely proportional to volume (assuming constant temperature)

Question 2

Henry’s law

Answer 2

At the air-water interface, the amount of gas that dissolves in water is determined by its solubility in water and its partial pressure in air (assuming constant temperature)

Question 3

Charles’s law

Answer 3

The volume of the given quantity of gas is directly proportional to absolute temperature (assuming constant pressure)

Question 4

Dalton’s law

Answer 4

Total pressure of a gas mixture is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of its individual gases

Question 5

Poiseuille’s equation

Answer 5

Describes relationship between diameter and resistance to flow
Resistance = L / R^4

Question 6

Laplace’s law

Answer 6

The larger the surface tension, the greater the pressure within alveolus
The smaller the radius, the greater the pressure within alveolus
P = surface tension / radius