Gas Pressure in a Syringe

Explore why it is difficult to pull back on a capped syringe and why the plunger moves back in when you let go. Compress a capped syringe that has air in it, and observe what happens to the air molecules both inside and outside of the syringe to explain the behavior of the syringe.

Topics

  • Pressure
  • volume
  • temperature
  • System
  • Boyles' Law