<P> Boyle 's law ( sometimes referred to as the Boyle -- Mariotte law , or Mariotte 's law ) is an experimental gas law that describes how the pressure of a gas tends to increase as the volume of the container decreases . A modern statement of Boyle 's law is </P>
<P> Boyle 's law ( sometimes referred to as the Boyle -- Mariotte law , or Mariotte 's law ) is an experimental gas law that describes how the pressure of a gas tends to increase as the volume of the container decreases . A modern statement of Boyle 's law is </P>
boyles law relates the pressure of gas to its
boyles law relates the pressure of gas to its
volume of the container decreases
volume of the container decreases