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Unit 1 · Lesson 5 of 5 10 min

The Gas Laws: Boyle, Charles and Gay-Lussac

Why a tyre that was fine at dawn can be overinflated by afternoon in the harmattan.

What this unit covers

Unit 1: Matter, Measurement and the Gas Laws

  1. 1 Matter and Its ClassificationEvery substance you will ever meet sits somewhere on one simple family tree. · 10 min
  2. 2 States of Matter and the Kinetic TheorySame particles, different freedom. Why sweat cools you and why ice keeps its shape. · 10 min
  3. 3 SI Units, Scientific Notation and Significant FiguresA number without a unit is gossip. A number with too many digits is a lie. · 10 min
  4. 4 Unit Conversion (Dimensional Analysis) and DensityMultiply by one, cleverly, and any unit turns into any other. · 10 min
  5. 5 The Gas Laws: Boyle, Charles and Gay-LussacWhy a tyre that was fine at dawn can be overinflated by afternoon in the harmattan. · 10 min