IB Physics SL B 3 4 Empirical Gas Laws Questions

Practise IB Physics SL B.3.4 by applying Boyle, Charles and pressure–temperature relationships to ideal-gas processes and graphs.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Physics SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Apply W = Fs cos θ for work done by a constant force along a displacement.
  • Relate force direction, displacement and energy transfer, including sign, using complete mark-scheme evidence.

IB Physics SL B 3 4 Empirical Gas Laws Questions question 1

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The equipment shown in the diagram was used by a student to investigate the variation with volume, of the pressure p of air, at constant temperature. The air was trapped in a tube of constant cross-sectional area above a column of oil.

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The pump forces oil to move up the tube decreasing the volume of the trapped air.

Outline how the results of this experiment are consistent with the ideal gas law at constant temperature.

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