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Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle . By: Shannen Seikhon & Kary Herar. Biography. B orn in County Waterford, Ireland on January 25 th 1627 Eton college Founder of the “Invisible College” D ied on December 31 st 1691. Boyle’s Law. Published by Robert Boyle in 1622 Law:

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Robert Boyle

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  1. Robert Boyle By: Shannen Seikhon & Kary Herar

  2. Biography • Born in County Waterford, Ireland on January 25th 1627 • Eton college • Founder of the “Invisible College” • Died on December 31st 1691

  3. Boyle’s Law • Published by Robert Boyle in 1622 • Law: For a fixed amount of a gas kept at a fixed temperature, P (pressure) and V (volume) are inversely proportional • Equation: pV = k

  4. The Sceptical Chymist • Published in 1661 • Presented Boyle’s hypothesis • Boyle believed all theories must be proved before being regarded as true • Therefore, he is called the “Founder of Modern Chemistry”

  5. Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Boyle • http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/ci/1992/boyle.html • http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/online-resources/chemistry-in-history/themes/early-chemistry-and-gases/boyle.aspx • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyle's_law • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sceptical_Chymist

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