Boyle's law relates a gas's volume to its:
APotential
BProportion
CPressure
DPosition
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Pressure
1. The law holds at a constant temperature.
2. It underpins how breathing moves air.
3. Boyle's law describes the relationship between volume and pressure in a gas at constant temperature.
4. So the answer is pressure.
_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 22 'The Respiratory System'_
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