Learning Objectives: This lab will introduce the principles of the Ideal Gas Law. Relationships between pressure, density, and temperature will be observed and quantified, and more work on basic math and quantitative reasoning within a meteorological context will be assessed.
P=ρRT or PV=mRT
where P is pressure (units: Pa), ρ is density (units: kg/m3 ), R is the gas constant for dry air (units: J/kg*K), and T is temperature (units: K).
Boyle's Law: T constant, volume inversely proportional to pressure
Charles' Law: P constant, volume directly proportional to temperature
Gay-Lussac's Law: V constant, pressure directly proportional to temperature
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