Science tries to give us an understanding
of the world around us. Different laws and principles, can help see how the
world works. Everything in science is balanced. The gas laws demonstrate nature’s
natural balance.
The spacing of molecules is an example
of how everything in science is balanced. Notice the vapor rising from boiling
water. This doesn’t just happen. It is all a part of nature’s natural balance.
When water is boiled, eventually it will start to create a rising vapor. When
this occurs it means, that the spacing of the molecules is changing. Charles’s
Law states that when temperature is increased volume is also increased, meaning
that the molecules are spreading apart creating a gas, causing steam to rise
from the boiling water.
Boyle's Law was first discovered by
an Irish chemists with the name of Robert Boyle. Boyle's Law states that as the
pressure of a gas increases, the volume
decreases. One of the ways that Boyle's Law relates to the spacing of
molecules is how molecules interact with pressure. When the pressure of an object
increases, the spacing of the molecules grow closer together. Meaning that if
the pressure decreases the molecules spread father apart. A real life example
of how this works is when a plane is taking off and your ears start to pop. The
reason this happens is because when a plane is taking off the air pressure is
decreasing, and the atoms inside you spread father apart. As a result air pushes
out of your eardrums causing your ears to pop.
Charles's Law was first published
by a French natural philosopher, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac in 1802. The law was
first discovered by Jacques Charles in the 1780's. Charles's Law states that
when temperature increases the volume will also increase because they go hand
and hand. Just like Boyle's Law, Charles's Law also relates to the spacing of
molecules. One of the ways that Charles's Law relates to the spacing of
molecules is how molecules interact with temperature. A real life example of
Charles's Law in action is when a football deflates in winter. The reason that
this happens isn't that you have a leak in your football. It happens because in
the winter the temperature decreases so when the football is sitting outside,
the volume of the football will also decrease. This is what causes your
football to be flat.
Whether it's the spacing of
molecules or the gas laws, everything in science is balanced. The gas laws just
demonstrate natures natural balance.
Everything in the world that deals with heat or pressure can be related
to the gas laws.
No comments:
Post a Comment