Boyle's Law states that when a sample of gas is compressed at a constant temperature, the pressure P P and volume V V satisfy the equation P V = C PV=C, where C C is a constant. Suppose that at a certain instant the volume is 1000 cm 3 1000 cm3, the pressure is 80 kPa 80 kPa, and the pressure is increasing at a rate of 40 kPa/min 40 kPa/min. At what rate is the volume decreasing at this instant?

an ion is a charged atom or molecule. it is charged because the number of electrons do not equal the number of protons in the atom or molecule. an atom can acquire a positive charge or a negative charge depending on whether the number of electrons in an atom is greater or less then the number of protons in the atom.

heat the gas and measure the pressure

igneous rocks also form where plates converge. the subducting plate melts as it sinks into the crust of the earth, and the melt rises into the overriding plate forming volcanoes. metamorphic rocks are formed mainly in the lithosphere, wherever there is high pressure and high temperature. -woods